#516FAA#516FAA
#516FAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.099 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516FAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 111, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 35%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 52%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.00, 6.42, -34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.00, 35.51, 280.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.51% -0.0121 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.51% 0.099 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3310, 16.0193, 40.2539) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.57
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.29
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.36
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.38
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.48
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516FAA #AA8C51
analogous
#519CAA #516FAA #6051AA
triadic
#516FAA #AA516F #6FAA51
tetradic
#516FAA #AA519C #AA8C51 #51AA60
square
#516FAA #AA519C #AA8C51 #51AA60
split-complementary
#516FAA #AA6051 #9CAA51
monochromatic
#2A3957 #3D5481 #516FAA #7991BF #A2B3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#516FAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#516FAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516FAA
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516FAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516FAA | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5874AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E6CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#267C84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516faa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 111, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.099 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8798c3',
500: '#516faa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516faa; $custom-light: #8798c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516faa",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 111,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.775,
"s": 35.458,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54511,
"c": 0.09919,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.1602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516FAA
secondary
#C0B297
accent
#A65CCB
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0C0D12
muted
#7D7E81