#516EAE#516EAE

#516EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.106 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EAE
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(221, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 8.33, -37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 38.31, 282.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% -0.0099 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.106 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6067, 15.9560, 42.2409)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EAE #AE9151

analogous

#519DAE #516EAE #6251AE

triadic

#516EAE #AE516E #6EAE51

tetradic

#516EAE #AE519D #AE9151 #51AE62

square

#516EAE #AE519D #AE9151 #51AE62

split-complementary

#516EAE #AE6251 #9DAE51

monochromatic

#2A395A #3E5484 #516EAE #7B91C1 #A5B4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#516EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#516EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EAE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EAE	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5574B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#227C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.106 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897c6',
    500: '#516eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516eae;
$custom-light: #8897c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.29,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54512,
    "c": 0.10611,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EAE

secondary

#C2B599

accent

#A95BCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EAE

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

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