#516CBA#516CBA

#516CBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.126 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CBA
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 186)
HSL	hsl(225, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 41.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.00, 13.53, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.00, 46.26, 287.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% -0.005 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.126 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6159, 16.0183, 48.6084)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516CBA #BA9F51

analogous

#51A1BA #516CBA #6A51BA

triadic

#516CBA #BA516C #6CBA51

tetradic

#516CBA #BA51A1 #BA9F51 #51BA6A

square

#516CBA #BA51A1 #BA9F51 #51BA6A

split-complementary

#516CBA #BA6A51 #A1BA51

monochromatic

#293968 #3A5193 #516CBA #7D91CB #A9B6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#516CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#516CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CBA

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CBA	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B74BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D7D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.126 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95cf',
    500: '#516cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516cba;
$custom-light: #8a95cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.571,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54785,
    "c": 0.12579,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CBA

secondary

#CABF9D

accent

#B355D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CBA

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

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