#516CA2#516CA2

#516CA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.091 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CA2
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 162)
HSL	hsl(220, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 5.70, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 32.70, 280.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% -0.0105 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.091 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2753, 15.0821, 36.2816)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516CA2 #A28751

analogous

#5194A2 #516CA2 #5F51A2

triadic

#516CA2 #A2516C #6CA251

tetradic

#516CA2 #A25194 #A28751 #51A25F

square

#516CA2 #A25194 #A28751 #51A25F

split-complementary

#516CA2 #A25F51 #94A251

monochromatic

#283650 #3D5179 #516CA2 #768DBA #9FAFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#516CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#516CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CA2

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CA2	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5770A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E69A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.091 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695be',
    500: '#516ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ca2;
$custom-light: #8695be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53408,
    "c": 0.09116,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CA2

secondary

#BCAE93

accent

#A65EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CA2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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