#516FA0#516FA0

#516FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.085 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516FA0
RGB	rgb(81, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(217, 33%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(217, 49%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 3.23, -29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 29.98, 276.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% -0.0149 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.085 259.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4208, 15.6552, 35.4601)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516FA0 #A08251

analogous

#5197A0 #516FA0 #5B51A0

triadic

#516FA0 #A0516F #6FA051

tetradic

#516FA0 #A05197 #A08251 #51A05B

square

#516FA0 #A05197 #A08251 #51A05B

split-complementary

#516FA0 #A05B51 #97A051

monochromatic

#28374F #3C5377 #516FA0 #758FB9 #9EB0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#516FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#516FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516FA0

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516FA0	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C72A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.085 259.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8698bc',
    500: '#516fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516fa0;
$custom-light: #8698bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.215,
    "s": 32.78,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53978,
    "c": 0.08493,
    "h": 259.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516FA0

secondary

#BBAB92

accent

#A15FC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516FA0

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

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