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#516AE3

#516ae3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516ae3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 41.57% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.32% cyan, 53.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 229.73°, with 72.28% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #516ae3
  2. #e3ca51

Split complementary

  1. #516ae3
  2. #e38151
  3. #b3e351

Analogous

  1. #51b3e3
  2. #516ae3
  3. #8151e3

Triadic

  1. #516ae3
  2. #e3516a
  3. #6ae351

Tetradic

  1. #516ae3
  2. #ca51e3
  3. #e3ca51
  4. #6ae351

Square

  1. #516ae3
  2. #e351b3
  3. #e3ca51
  4. #51e381

Monochromatic

  1. #152986
  2. #203dc7
  3. #516ae3
  4. #93a2ee
  5. #d5dbf8

Shades

#516ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516ae3
  2. #495fcc
  3. #4155b6
  4. #394a9f
  5. #314088
  6. #293572
  7. #202a5b
  8. #182044
  9. #10152d
  10. #080b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#516ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516ae3
  2. #6279e6
  3. #7488e9
  4. #8597eb
  5. #97a6ee
  6. #a8b5f1
  7. #b9c3f4
  8. #cbd2f7
  9. #dce1f9
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516ae3
  2. #566cd9
  3. #5a6ecf
  4. #5f71c5
  5. #6473bb
  6. #6975b2
  7. #6d77a8
  8. #72799e
  9. #777c94
  10. #7b7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6870ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #147be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3675e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #276de2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #127cbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516ae3 {
  color: #516ae3;
}
Background
.bg-516ae3 {
  background-color: #516ae3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #516ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 106 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 72% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516ae3, #8151e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 106 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.90 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.22 #ae951c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516ae3  rgb(81, 106, 227)  hsl(230, 72%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#e3ca51  rgb(227, 202, 81)  hsl(50, 72%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#e3516a  rgb(227, 81, 106)  hsl(350, 72%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ae351  rgb(106, 227, 81)  hsl(110, 72%, 60%)  Malachite