#516E95#516E95

#516E95 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.071 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516E95
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 149)
HSL	hsl(214, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 0.42, -24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 24.55, 270.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% -0.017 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.071 256)
XYZ	xyz(14.3923, 15.0702, 30.5784)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516E95 #957851

analogous

#519095 #516E95 #565195

triadic

#516E95 #95516E #6E9551

tetradic

#516E95 #955190 #957851 #519556

square

#516E95 #955190 #957851 #519556

split-complementary

#516E95 #955651 #909551

monochromatic

#263346 #3B516D #516E95 #718DB2 #99ADC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#516E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#516E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516E95

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516E95	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.071 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597b4',
    500: '#516e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516e95;
$custom-light: #8597b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.412,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53198,
    "c": 0.07054,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.15071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516E95

secondary

#B4A48D

accent

#9B62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516E95

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

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