#516DAD#516DAD

#516DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.106 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DAD
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(222, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 8.62, -37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 38.32, 283.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% -0.0089 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.106 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4023, 15.7026, 41.6936)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DAD #AD9151

analogous

#519BAD #516DAD #6351AD

triadic

#516DAD #AD516D #6DAD51

tetradic

#516DAD #AD519B #AD9151 #51AD63

square

#516DAD #AD519B #AD9151 #51AD63

split-complementary

#516DAD #AD6351 #9BAD51

monochromatic

#2A385A #3D5383 #516DAD #7A90C1 #A4B3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#516DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#516DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DAD

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DAD	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#237B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.106 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8896c6',
    500: '#516dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516dad;
$custom-light: #8896c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.739,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54236,
    "c": 0.10587,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DAD

secondary

#C2B598

accent

#AA5CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DAD

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

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