#516FA7#516FA7

#516FA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.095 H 262.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516FA7
RGB	rgb(81, 111, 167)
HSL	hsl(219, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 5.45, -33.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 33.84, 279.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% -0.0129 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.095 262.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.0505, 15.9071, 38.7763)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516FA7 #A78951

analogous

#519AA7 #516FA7 #5E51A7

triadic

#516FA7 #A7516F #6FA751

tetradic

#516FA7 #A7519A #A78951 #51A75E

square

#516FA7 #A7519A #A78951 #51A75E

split-complementary

#516FA7 #A75E51 #9AA751

monochromatic

#293855 #3D547E #516FA7 #7890BD #A1B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#516FA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#516FA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516FA7

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516FA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516FA7	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6BA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516fa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.095 262.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8798c1',
    500: '#516fa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516fa7;
$custom-light: #8798c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516fa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.07,
    "s": 34.677,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54348,
    "c": 0.0949,
    "h": 262.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516FA7

secondary

#BFB095

accent

#A45DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516FA7

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

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