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#515DBB

#515dbb ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#515dbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 36.47% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.68% cyan, 50.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 233.21°, with 43.8% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #515dbb
  2. #bbaf51

Split complementary

  1. #515dbb
  2. #bb7a51
  3. #92bb51

Analogous

  1. #5192bb
  2. #515dbb
  3. #7a51bb

Triadic

  1. #515dbb
  2. #bb515d
  3. #5dbb51

Tetradic

  1. #515dbb
  2. #af51bb
  3. #bbaf51
  4. #5dbb51

Square

  1. #515dbb
  2. #bb5192
  3. #bbaf51
  4. #51bb7a

Monochromatic

  1. #202653
  2. #363f8a
  3. #515dbb
  4. #8890d0
  5. #bfc3e6

Shades

#515dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515dbb
  2. #4954a8
  3. #414a96
  4. #394183
  5. #313870
  6. #292f5e
  7. #20254b
  8. #181c38
  9. #101325
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#515dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515dbb
  2. #626dc2
  3. #747dc9
  4. #858ecf
  5. #979ed6
  6. #a8aedd
  7. #b9bee4
  8. #cbceeb
  9. #dcdff1
  10. #eeeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515dbb
  2. #5661b5
  3. #5a64af
  4. #5f68a9
  5. #646ba3
  6. #696f9e
  7. #6d7298
  8. #727692
  9. #77798c
  10. #7b7d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d6abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b61b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #127283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e65bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3860ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #366a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515dbb {
  color: #515dbb;
}
Background
.bg-515dbb {
  background-color: #515dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515dbb {
  border: 2px solid #515dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 93 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515dbb, #7a51bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 93 187 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.18 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.19 #aea244 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#515dbb  rgb(81, 93, 187)  hsl(233, 44%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#bbaf51  rgb(187, 175, 81)  hsl(53, 44%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#bb515d  rgb(187, 81, 93)  hsl(353, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#5dbb51  rgb(93, 187, 81)  hsl(113, 44%, 53%)  Mantis