#516FA2#516FA2

#516FA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.088 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516FA2
RGB	rgb(81, 111, 162)
HSL	hsl(218, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(218, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 31.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 3.86, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 31.08, 277.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% -0.0143 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.088 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5972, 15.7258, 36.3889)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516FA2 #A28451

analogous

#5197A2 #516FA2 #5C51A2

triadic

#516FA2 #A2516F #6FA251

tetradic

#516FA2 #A25197 #A28451 #51A25C

square

#516FA2 #A25197 #A28451 #51A25C

split-complementary

#516FA2 #A25C51 #97A251

monochromatic

#283750 #3D5379 #516FA2 #768FBA #9FB0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#516FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#516FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516FA2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516FA2	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C73A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D7A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.088 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8698bd',
    500: '#516fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516fa2;
$custom-light: #8698bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.778,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54082,
    "c": 0.08777,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516FA2

secondary

#BCAD93

accent

#A25EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516FA2

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

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