#516DAA#516DAA

#516DAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.102 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DAA
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 170)
HSL	hsl(221, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 35.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, 7.65, -35.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 36.63, 282.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% -0.0097 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.102 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1153, 15.5878, 40.1820)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DAA #AA8E51

analogous

#519AAA #516DAA #6251AA

triadic

#516DAA #AA516D #6DAA51

tetradic

#516DAA #AA519A #AA8E51 #51AA62

square

#516DAA #AA519A #AA8E51 #51AA62

split-complementary

#516DAA #AA6251 #9AAA51

monochromatic

#2A3857 #3D5281 #516DAA #798FBF #A2B2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#516DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#516DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DAA

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DAA	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5572AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#267A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.102 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796c3',
    500: '#516daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516daa;
$custom-light: #8796c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.124,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54068,
    "c": 0.10154,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DAA

secondary

#C0B397

accent

#A95CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DAA

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

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