#516F91#516F91

#516F91 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.064 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516F91
RGB	rgb(81, 111, 145)
HSL	hsl(212, 28%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(212, 44%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 23.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, -1.39, -21.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 22.02, 266.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% -0.0197 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.064 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1869, 15.1617, 28.9615)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516F91 #917351

analogous

#518F91 #516F91 #535191

triadic

#516F91 #91516F #6F9151

tetradic

#516F91 #91518F #917351 #519153

square

#516F91 #91518F #917351 #519153

split-complementary

#516F91 #915351 #8F9151

monochromatic

#253342 #3B516A #516F91 #708EAF #97ADC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#516F91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#516F91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516F91

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516F91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516F91	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627093

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6A90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39777A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516f91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.064 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8598b1',
    500: '#516f91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516f91;
$custom-light: #8598b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516f91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.875,
    "s": 28.319,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5324,
    "c": 0.0642,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516F91

secondary

#B2A08C

accent

#9763C5

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F5

border

#CACCCF

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516F91

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

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