#516DA0#516DA0

#516DA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.087 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DA0
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 160)
HSL	hsl(219, 33%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 49%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 4.45, -30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 31.04, 278.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% -0.0123 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.087 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2050, 15.2237, 35.3881)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DA0 #A08451

analogous

#5195A0 #516DA0 #5D51A0

triadic

#516DA0 #A0516D #6DA051

tetradic

#516DA0 #A05195 #A08451 #51A05D

square

#516DA0 #A05195 #A08451 #51A05D

split-complementary

#516DA0 #A05D51 #95A051

monochromatic

#28364F #3C5177 #516DA0 #758DB9 #9EAFCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#516DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#516DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DA0

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DA0	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A71A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51699F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F787F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.087 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696bc',
    500: '#516da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516da0;
$custom-light: #8696bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.734,
    "s": 32.78,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53526,
    "c": 0.08714,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DA0

secondary

#BBAC92

accent

#A35FC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DA0

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

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