#516DDC#516DDC

#516DDC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.172 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516DDC
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 220)
HSL	hsl(228, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(228, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 50.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 24.41, -60.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 64.77, 292.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% -0.0011 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.172 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7759, 17.8520, 69.9945)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516DDC #DCC051

analogous

#51B2DC #516DDC #7B51DC

triadic

#516DDC #DC516D #6DDC51

tetradic

#516DDC #DC51B2 #DCC051 #51DC7B

square

#516DDC #DC51B2 #DCC051 #51DC7B

split-complementary

#516DDC #DC7B51 #B2DC51

monochromatic

#1E3695 #2848C8 #516DDC #8498E6 #B7C3F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#516DDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#516DDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516DDC

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516DDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516DDC	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E7CE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00879A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ddc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.172 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f96e7',
    500: '#516ddc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ddc;
$custom-light: #8f96e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ddc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.914,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57213,
    "c": 0.17198,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516DDC

secondary

#E0D5A9

accent

#C73EE9

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #516DDC

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

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