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#516A8A

#516a8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#516a8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 41.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.3% cyan, 23.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 213.68°, with 26.03% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #516a8a
  2. #8a7151

Split complementary

  1. #516a8a
  2. #8a5451
  3. #878a51

Analogous

  1. #51878a
  2. #516a8a
  3. #54518a

Triadic

  1. #516a8a
  2. #8a516a
  3. #6a8a51

Tetradic

  1. #516a8a
  2. #71518a
  3. #8a7151
  4. #6a8a51

Square

  1. #516a8a
  2. #8a5187
  3. #8a7151
  4. #518a54

Monochromatic

  1. #18202a
  2. #35455a
  3. #516a8a
  4. #7890b0
  5. #a8b8cc

Shades

#516a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516a8a
  2. #495f7c
  3. #41556e
  4. #394a61
  5. #314053
  6. #293545
  7. #202a37
  8. #182029
  9. #10151c
  10. #080b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#516a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516a8a
  2. #627996
  3. #7488a1
  4. #8597ad
  5. #97a6b9
  6. #a8b5c5
  7. #b9c3d0
  8. #cbd2dc
  9. #dce1e8
  10. #eef0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516a8a
  2. #566c89
  3. #5a6e88
  4. #5f7187
  5. #647386
  6. #697585
  7. #6d7784
  8. #727983
  9. #777c82
  10. #7b7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d7175 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #596b8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55678a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #466e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516a8a {
  color: #516a8a;
}
Background
.bg-516a8a {
  background-color: #516a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516a8a {
  border: 2px solid #516a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 106 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 26% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516a8a, #54518a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 106 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.45 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.67 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.61 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.88 #ae9575 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516a8a  rgb(81, 106, 138)  hsl(214, 26%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#8a7151  rgb(138, 113, 81)  hsl(34, 26%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#8a516a  rgb(138, 81, 106)  hsl(334, 26%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#6a8a51  rgb(106, 138, 81)  hsl(94, 26%, 43%)  Fern Green