#516EA7#516EA7

#516EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.096 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EA7
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(220, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 6.07, -33.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 34.39, 280.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% -0.0117 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.096 263)
XYZ	xyz(15.9420, 15.6901, 38.7402)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EA7 #A78A51

analogous

#5199A7 #516EA7 #5F51A7

triadic

#516EA7 #A7516E #6EA751

tetradic

#516EA7 #A75199 #A78A51 #51A75F

square

#516EA7 #A75199 #A78A51 #51A75F

split-complementary

#516EA7 #A75F51 #99A751

monochromatic

#293855 #3D537E #516EA7 #788FBD #A1B1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#516EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#516EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EA7

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EA7	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6BA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.096 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797c1',
    500: '#516ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ea7;
$custom-light: #8797c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.767,
    "s": 34.677,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54125,
    "c": 0.09605,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.15691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EA7

secondary

#BFB195

accent

#A65DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EA7

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

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