#516EA5#516EA5

#516EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.093 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EA5
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(219, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(219, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 5.42, -32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 33.27, 279.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% -0.0122 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.093 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7585, 15.6167, 37.7739)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EA5 #A58851

analogous

#5198A5 #516EA5 #5E51A5

triadic

#516EA5 #A5516E #6EA551

tetradic

#516EA5 #A55198 #A58851 #51A55E

square

#516EA5 #A55198 #A58851 #51A55E

split-complementary

#516EA5 #A55E51 #98A551

monochromatic

#293753 #3D537C #516EA5 #778FBC #A0B1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#516EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#516EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EA5

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EA5	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5972A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6BA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B7A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.093 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797c0',
    500: '#516ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ea5;
$custom-light: #8797c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.286,
    "s": 34.146,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54017,
    "c": 0.09318,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EA5

secondary

#BDAF94

accent

#A55ECA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EA5

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

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