#516DAE#516DAE

#516DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.107 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DAE
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(222, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 8.95, -37.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 38.88, 283.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% -0.0087 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.107 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.4994, 15.7414, 42.2051)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DAE #AE9251

analogous

#519CAE #516DAE #6351AE

triadic

#516DAE #AE516D #6DAE51

tetradic

#516DAE #AE519C #AE9251 #51AE63

square

#516DAE #AE519C #AE9251 #51AE63

split-complementary

#516DAE #AE6351 #9CAE51

monochromatic

#2A395A #3E5384 #516DAE #7B90C1 #A5B3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#516DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#516DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DAE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DAE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#227B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.107 265.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.935,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54293,
    "c": 0.10731,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DAE

secondary

#C2B699

accent

#AA5BCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DAE

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

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