#516EA2#516EA2

#516EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.089 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EA2
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(219, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 4.47, -31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 31.61, 278.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% -0.013 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.089 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4887, 15.5088, 36.3527)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EA2 #A28551

analogous

#5196A2 #516EA2 #5D51A2

triadic

#516EA2 #A2516E #6EA251

tetradic

#516EA2 #A25196 #A28551 #51A25D

square

#516EA2 #A25196 #A28551 #51A25D

split-complementary

#516EA2 #A25D51 #96A251

monochromatic

#283750 #3D5279 #516EA2 #768EBA #9FB0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#516EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#516EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EA2

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EA2	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A72A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.089 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8697be',
    500: '#516ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ea2;
$custom-light: #8697be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.519,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53857,
    "c": 0.08888,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EA2

secondary

#BCAD93

accent

#A35EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EA2

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

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