#516CA9#516CA9

#516CA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.101 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CA9
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 169)
HSL	hsl(222, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 36.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 7.94, -35.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 36.63, 282.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% -0.0087 -0.1009)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.101 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9150, 15.3379, 39.6503)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516CA9 #A98E51

analogous

#5198A9 #516CA9 #6251A9

triadic

#516CA9 #A9516C #6CA951

tetradic

#516CA9 #A95198 #A98E51 #51A962

square

#516CA9 #A95198 #A98E51 #51A962

split-complementary

#516CA9 #A96251 #98A951

monochromatic

#293756 #3D5280 #516CA9 #798EBF #A2B1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#516CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#516CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CA9

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CA9	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.101 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8795c3',
    500: '#516ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ca9;
$custom-light: #8795c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.591,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53791,
    "c": 0.10129,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CA9

secondary

#C0B396

accent

#A95DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CA9

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

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