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#516BB6

#516bb6 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516bb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.49% cyan, 41.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 224.55°, with 40.89% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #516bb6
  2. #b69c51

Split complementary

  1. #516bb6
  2. #b66951
  3. #9eb651

Analogous

  1. #519eb6
  2. #516bb6
  3. #6951b6

Triadic

  1. #516bb6
  2. #b6516b
  3. #6bb651

Tetradic

  1. #516bb6
  2. #9c51b6
  3. #b69c51
  4. #6bb651

Square

  1. #516bb6
  2. #b6519e
  3. #b69c51
  4. #51b669

Monochromatic

  1. #212c4d
  2. #374b83
  3. #516bb6
  4. #8799cd
  5. #bdc7e3

Shades

#516bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516bb6
  2. #4960a4
  3. #415692
  4. #394b7f
  5. #31406d
  6. #29365b
  7. #202b49
  8. #182037
  9. #101524
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#516bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516bb6
  2. #627abd
  3. #7489c5
  4. #8597cc
  5. #97a6d3
  6. #a8b5db
  7. #b9c4e2
  8. #cbd3e9
  9. #dce1f0
  10. #eef0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516bb6
  2. #566db1
  3. #5a6fab
  4. #5f71a6
  5. #6473a0
  6. #69769b
  7. #6d7896
  8. #727a90
  9. #777c8b
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c73b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f6ab4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #177b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e70b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #476ab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37759c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516bb6 {
  color: #516bb6;
}
Background
.bg-516bb6 {
  background-color: #516bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #516bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 41% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516bb6, #6951b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 182 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.50 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.44 #ae9449 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516bb6  rgb(81, 107, 182)  hsl(225, 41%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#b69c51  rgb(182, 156, 81)  hsl(45, 41%, 52%)  Brass
#b6516b  rgb(182, 81, 107)  hsl(345, 41%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#6bb651  rgb(107, 182, 81)  hsl(105, 41%, 52%)  Mantis