#516DA2#516DA2

#516DA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.090 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DA2
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 162)
HSL	hsl(219, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 5.08, -31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 32.15, 279.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% -0.0118 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.09 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3814, 15.2942, 36.3170)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DA2 #A28651

analogous

#5195A2 #516DA2 #5D51A2

triadic

#516DA2 #A2516D #6DA251

tetradic

#516DA2 #A25195 #A28651 #51A25D

square

#516DA2 #A25195 #A28651 #51A25D

split-complementary

#516DA2 #A25D51 #95A251

monochromatic

#283650 #3D5279 #516DA2 #768EBA #9FAFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#516DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#516DA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DA2

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DA2	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.090 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696be',
    500: '#516da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516da2;
$custom-light: #8696be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.259,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53632,
    "c": 0.09002,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DA2

secondary

#BCAE93

accent

#A45EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DA2

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

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