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#516BD3

#516bd3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516bd3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 41.96% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.61% cyan, 49.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 59.63% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #516bd3
  2. #d3b951

Split complementary

  1. #516bd3
  2. #d37851
  3. #acd351

Analogous

  1. #51acd3
  2. #516bd3
  3. #7851d3

Triadic

  1. #516bd3
  2. #d3516b
  3. #6bd351

Tetradic

  1. #516bd3
  2. #b951d3
  3. #d3b951
  4. #6bd351

Square

  1. #516bd3
  2. #d351ac
  3. #d3b951
  4. #51d378

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2d6f
  2. #2b45ac
  3. #516bd3
  4. #8e9fe2
  5. #cbd3f2

Shades

#516bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516bd3
  2. #4960be
  3. #4156a9
  4. #394b94
  5. #31407f
  6. #29366a
  7. #202b54
  8. #18203f
  9. #10152a
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#516bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516bd3
  2. #627ad7
  3. #7489dc
  4. #8597e0
  5. #97a6e5
  6. #a8b5e9
  7. #b9c4ed
  8. #cbd3f2
  9. #dce1f6
  10. #eef0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516bd3
  2. #566dcb
  3. #5a6fc2
  4. #5f71ba
  5. #6473b2
  6. #6976aa
  7. #6d78a1
  8. #727a99
  9. #777c91
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6770a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3479d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #166dd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4173d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #376cd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #257ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516bd3 {
  color: #516bd3;
}
Background
.bg-516bd3 {
  background-color: #516bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #516bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 60% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516bd3, #7851d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 211 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.42 #ae942c Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516bd3  rgb(81, 107, 211)  hsl(228, 60%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#d3b951  rgb(211, 185, 81)  hsl(48, 60%, 57%)  Old Gold
#d3516b  rgb(211, 81, 107)  hsl(348, 60%, 57%)  Cerise
#6bd351  rgb(107, 211, 81)  hsl(108, 60%, 57%)  Lime Green