#516F97#516F97

#516F97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.072 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516F97
RGB	rgb(81, 111, 151)
HSL	hsl(214, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(214, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 26.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 0.43, -25.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 25.14, 270.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% -0.0177 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.072 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6618, 15.3516, 31.4627)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516F97 #977951

analogous

#519297 #516F97 #565197

triadic

#516F97 #97516F #6F9751

tetradic

#516F97 #975192 #977951 #519756

square

#516F97 #975192 #977951 #519756

split-complementary

#516F97 #975651 #929751

monochromatic

#263447 #3C526F #516F97 #728EB3 #9AAEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#516F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#516F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516F97

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516F97	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.072 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8598b5',
    500: '#516f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516f97;
$custom-light: #8598b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53526,
    "c": 0.07234,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516F97

secondary

#B6A58E

accent

#9B61C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516F97

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

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