#516CBE#516CBE

#516CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.131 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CBE
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(225, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 14.87, -46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 48.53, 287.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% -0.0042 -0.1314)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.131 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0471, 16.1908, 50.8793)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516CBE #BEA351

analogous

#51A2BE #516CBE #6C51BE

triadic

#516CBE #BE516C #6CBE51

tetradic

#516CBE #BE51A2 #BEA351 #51BE6C

square

#516CBE #BE51A2 #BEA351 #51BE6C

split-complementary

#516CBE #BE6C51 #A2BE51

monochromatic

#28396C #395199 #516CBE #7E92CF #AAB7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#516CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#516CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CBE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CBE	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.131 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95d2',
    500: '#516cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516cbe;
$custom-light: #8a95d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.138,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55031,
    "c": 0.13149,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CBE

secondary

#CDC19E

accent

#B553D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CBE

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

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