#516F8A#516F8A
#516F8A is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.055 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 111, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 26%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 41%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, -3.46, -18.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 18.58, 259.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.92% -0.0222 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.92% 0.055 246.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6637, 14.9524, 26.2059) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 2.09
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 2.75
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.00
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.01
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 5.04
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516F8A #8A6C51
analogous
#518A88 #516F8A #51538A
triadic
#516F8A #8A516F #6F8A51
tetradic
#516F8A #88518A #8A6C51 #538A51
square
#516F8A #88518A #8A6C51 #538A51
split-complementary
#516F8A #8A5153 #8A8851
monochromatic
#24313D #3A5063 #516F8A #6E8EAA #95ACC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#516F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#516F8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516F8A
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516F8A | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#646F8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D6989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C7578
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.055 246.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8498ac',
500: '#516f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516f8a; $custom-light: #8498ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 111,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.421,
"s": 26.027,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5292,
"c": 0.05519,
"h": 246.2
},
"luminance": 0.14953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516F8A
secondary
#AE9A89
accent
#9165C2
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#EFF2F4
border
#CACCCE
text
#0B0D10
muted
#7C7E7F