#516FA8#516FA8

#516FA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.096 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516FA8
RGB	rgb(81, 111, 168)
HSL	hsl(219, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(219, 52%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 5.77, -33.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 34.39, 279.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% -0.0126 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.096 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1433, 15.9442, 39.2651)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516FA8 #A88A51

analogous

#519BA8 #516FA8 #5F51A8

triadic

#516FA8 #A8516F #6FA851

tetradic

#516FA8 #A8519B #A88A51 #51A85F

square

#516FA8 #A8519B #A88A51 #51A85F

split-complementary

#516FA8 #A85F51 #9BA851

monochromatic

#293855 #3D547F #516FA8 #7890BE #A1B2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#516FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#516FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516FA8

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516FA8	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5974AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.096 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8798c2',
    500: '#516fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516fa8;
$custom-light: #8798c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.31,
    "s": 34.94,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54402,
    "c": 0.09633,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516FA8

secondary

#BFB196

accent

#A55DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516FA8

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

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