#516EA6#516EA6

#516EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.095 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EA6
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(220, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(220, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 5.74, -33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 33.83, 279.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% -0.0119 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.095 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8499, 15.6533, 38.2552)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EA6 #A68951

analogous

#5198A6 #516EA6 #5E51A6

triadic

#516EA6 #A6516E #6EA651

tetradic

#516EA6 #A65198 #A68951 #51A65E

square

#516EA6 #A65198 #A68951 #51A65E

split-complementary

#516EA6 #A65E51 #98A651

monochromatic

#293754 #3D537D #516EA6 #778FBD #A1B1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#516EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#516EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EA6

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EA6	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6BA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A7A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.095 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797c0',
    500: '#516ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ea6;
$custom-light: #8797c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.529,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5407,
    "c": 0.09462,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EA6

secondary

#BEB095

accent

#A55DCA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EA6

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

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