#516DA7#516DA7

#516DA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.097 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DA7
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 167)
HSL	hsl(220, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 34.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 6.68, -34.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 34.94, 281.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.0104 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.097 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8347, 15.4755, 38.7044)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DA7 #A78B51

analogous

#5198A7 #516DA7 #6051A7

triadic

#516DA7 #A7516D #6DA751

tetradic

#516DA7 #A75198 #A78B51 #51A760

square

#516DA7 #A75198 #A78B51 #51A760

split-complementary

#516DA7 #A76051 #98A751

monochromatic

#293755 #3D527E #516DA7 #788EBD #A1B1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#516DA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#516DA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DA7

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DA7	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516da7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.097 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796c1',
    500: '#516da7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516da7;
$custom-light: #8796c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516da7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.465,
    "s": 34.677,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53902,
    "c": 0.09721,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DA7

secondary

#BFB195

accent

#A75DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DA7

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

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