#516DAC#516DAC

#516DAC is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.104 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DAC
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 172)
HSL	hsl(222, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 8.30, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 37.75, 282.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% -0.0092 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.104 265)
XYZ	xyz(16.3059, 15.6640, 41.1859)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DAC #AC9051

analogous

#519BAC #516DAC #6251AC

triadic

#516DAC #AC516D #6DAC51

tetradic

#516DAC #AC519B #AC9051 #51AC62

square

#516DAC #AC519B #AC9051 #51AC62

split-complementary

#516DAC #AC6251 #9BAC51

monochromatic

#2A3859 #3D5382 #516DAC #7A90C0 #A3B2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#516DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#516DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DAC

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DAC	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#247B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.104 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896c5',
    500: '#516dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516dac;
$custom-light: #8896c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5418,
    "c": 0.10443,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.15665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DAC

secondary

#C1B498

accent

#A95CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DAC

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

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