#516CAA#516CAA

#516CAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.103 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CAA
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 170)
HSL	hsl(222, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 8.27, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 37.20, 282.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% -0.0084 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.103 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0092, 15.3756, 40.1466)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516CAA #AA8F51

analogous

#5199AA #516CAA #6351AA

triadic

#516CAA #AA516C #6CAA51

tetradic

#516CAA #AA5199 #AA8F51 #51AA63

square

#516CAA #AA5199 #AA8F51 #51AA63

split-complementary

#516CAA #AA6351 #99AA51

monochromatic

#2A3757 #3D5281 #516CAA #798EBF #A2B1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#516CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#516CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CAA

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CAA	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#277983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.103 265.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.798,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53847,
    "c": 0.10275,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CAA

secondary

#C0B497

accent

#AA5CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CAA

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

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