#516EA0#516EA0

#516EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.086 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EA0
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(218, 33%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 49%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 3.84, -30.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 30.51, 277.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% -0.0136 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.086 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3123, 15.4382, 35.4239)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EA0 #A08351

analogous

#5195A0 #516EA0 #5C51A0

triadic

#516EA0 #A0516E #6EA051

tetradic

#516EA0 #A05195 #A08351 #51A05C

square

#516EA0 #A05195 #A08351 #51A05C

split-complementary

#516EA0 #A05C51 #95A051

monochromatic

#28364F #3C5277 #516EA0 #758EB9 #9EAFCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#516EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#516EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EA0

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EA0	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B72A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526A9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.086 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697bc',
    500: '#516ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ea0;
$custom-light: #8697bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.975,
    "s": 32.78,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53752,
    "c": 0.08603,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EA0

secondary

#BBAC92

accent

#A25FC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EA0

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

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