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#516BDF

#516bdf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516bdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.68% cyan, 52.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 229.01°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 1.98.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #516bdf
  2. #dfc551

Split complementary

  1. #516bdf
  2. #df7e51
  3. #b2df51

Analogous

  1. #51b2df
  2. #516bdf
  3. #7e51df

Triadic

  1. #516bdf
  2. #df516b
  3. #6bdf51

Tetradic

  1. #516bdf
  2. #c551df
  3. #dfc551
  4. #6bdf51

Square

  1. #516bdf
  2. #df51b2
  3. #dfc551
  4. #51df7e

Monochromatic

  1. #172b80
  2. #2340c0
  3. #516bdf
  4. #92a2eb
  5. #d2d9f7

Shades

#516bdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516bdf
  2. #4960c9
  3. #4156b2
  4. #394b9c
  5. #314086
  6. #293670
  7. #202b59
  8. #182043
  9. #10152d
  10. #080b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#516bdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516bdf
  2. #627ae2
  3. #7489e5
  4. #8597e9
  5. #97a6ec
  6. #a8b5ef
  7. #b9c4f2
  8. #cbd3f5
  9. #dce1f9
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516bdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516bdf
  2. #566dd6
  3. #5a6fcc
  4. #5f71c3
  5. #6473b9
  6. #6976b0
  7. #6d78a6
  8. #727a9d
  9. #777c93
  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 #6871aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #227be3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006edd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00869b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a75e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d6dde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #187cba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516bdf {
  color: #516bdf;
}
Background
.bg-516bdf {
  background-color: #516bdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516bdf {
  border: 2px solid #516bdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516bdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516bdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516bdf, #7e51df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516bdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 223 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.98 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.99 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.74 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.00 #ae9420 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516bdf  rgb(81, 107, 223)  hsl(229, 69%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#dfc551  rgb(223, 197, 81)  hsl(49, 69%, 60%)  Old Gold
#df516b  rgb(223, 81, 107)  hsl(349, 69%, 60%)  Cerise
#6bdf51  rgb(107, 223, 81)  hsl(109, 69%, 60%)  Pastel Green