#5170A2#5170A2

#5170A2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.087 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5170A2
RGB	rgb(81, 112, 162)
HSL	hsl(217, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(217, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 30.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 3.25, -30.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 30.56, 276.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% -0.0155 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.087 259.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7069, 15.9452, 36.4255)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5170A2 #A28351

analogous

#5198A2 #5170A2 #5B51A2

triadic

#5170A2 #A25170 #70A251

tetradic

#5170A2 #A25198 #A28351 #51A25B

square

#5170A2 #A25198 #A28351 #51A25B

split-complementary

#5170A2 #A25B51 #98A251

monochromatic

#283850 #3D5479 #5170A2 #7690BA #9FB1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#5170A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#5170A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5170A2

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5170A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5170A2	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)

#5D73A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D7B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5170a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 112, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.087 259.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8698bd',
    500: '#5170a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5170a2;
$custom-light: #8698bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5170a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.037,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54309,
    "c": 0.0867,
    "h": 259.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5170A2

secondary

#BCAC93

accent

#A05EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5170A2

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

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