#516EAF#516EAF

#516EAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.108 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516EAF
RGB	rgb(81, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(221, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 8.66, -37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 38.87, 282.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% -0.0096 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.108 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7045, 15.9951, 42.7562)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516EAF #AF9251

analogous

#519DAF #516EAF #6351AF

triadic

#516EAF #AF516E #6EAF51

tetradic

#516EAF #AF519D #AF9251 #51AF63

square

#516EAF #AF519D #AF9251 #51AF63

split-complementary

#516EAF #AF6351 #9DAF51

monochromatic

#2A395C #3D5485 #516EAF #7B91C2 #A5B4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#516EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#516EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516EAF

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516EAF	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5474B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#207C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.108 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897c7',
    500: '#516eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516eaf;
$custom-light: #8897c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.489,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54569,
    "c": 0.10754,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516EAF

secondary

#C3B699

accent

#AA5BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516EAF

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

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