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#516BB2

#516bb2 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516bb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 41.96% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.49% cyan, 39.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 223.92°, with 38.65% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #516bb2
  2. #b29851

Split complementary

  1. #516bb2
  2. #b26751
  3. #9bb251

Analogous

  1. #519bb2
  2. #516bb2
  3. #6751b2

Triadic

  1. #516bb2
  2. #b2516b
  3. #6bb251

Tetradic

  1. #516bb2
  2. #9851b2
  3. #b29851
  4. #6bb251

Square

  1. #516bb2
  2. #b2519b
  3. #b29851
  4. #51b267

Monochromatic

  1. #212b49
  2. #384b7f
  3. #516bb2
  4. #8698c9
  5. #bbc5e1

Shades

#516bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516bb2
  2. #4960a0
  3. #41568e
  4. #394b7d
  5. #31406b
  6. #293659
  7. #202b47
  8. #182035
  9. #101524
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#516bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516bb2
  2. #627aba
  3. #7489c1
  4. #8597c9
  5. #97a6d1
  6. #a8b5d9
  7. #b9c4e0
  8. #cbd3e8
  9. #dce1f0
  10. #eef0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516bb2
  2. #566dad
  3. #5a6fa8
  4. #5f71a3
  5. #64739e
  6. #697699
  7. #6d7894
  8. #727a8f
  9. #777c8a
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e72b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #426ab0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d7a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #496ab1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #397599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516bb2 {
  color: #516bb2;
}
Background
.bg-516bb2 {
  background-color: #516bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #516bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 39% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516bb2, #6751b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 178 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.49 #ae944d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516bb2  rgb(81, 107, 178)  hsl(224, 39%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#b29851  rgb(178, 152, 81)  hsl(44, 39%, 51%)  Brass
#b2516b  rgb(178, 81, 107)  hsl(344, 39%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6bb251  rgb(107, 178, 81)  hsl(104, 39%, 51%)  Mantis