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#516BE2

#516be2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516be2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.16% cyan, 52.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.24°, with 71.43% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #516be2
  2. #e2c851

Split complementary

  1. #516be2
  2. #e28051
  3. #b4e251

Analogous

  1. #51b4e2
  2. #516be2
  3. #8051e2

Triadic

  1. #516be2
  2. #e2516b
  3. #6be251

Tetradic

  1. #516be2
  2. #c851e2
  3. #e2c851
  4. #6be251

Square

  1. #516be2
  2. #e251b4
  3. #e2c851
  4. #51e280

Monochromatic

  1. #162a84
  2. #213ec6
  3. #516be2
  4. #93a3ed
  5. #d4dbf8

Shades

#516be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516be2
  2. #4960cb
  3. #4156b5
  4. #394b9e
  5. #314088
  6. #293671
  7. #202b5a
  8. #182044
  9. #10152d
  10. #080b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#516be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516be2
  2. #627ae5
  3. #7489e8
  4. #8597eb
  5. #97a6ee
  6. #a8b5f1
  7. #b9c4f3
  8. #cbd3f6
  9. #dce1f9
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516be2
  2. #566dd8
  3. #5a6fce
  4. #5f71c5
  5. #6473bb
  6. #6976b1
  7. #6d78a7
  8. #727a9d
  9. #777c94
  10. #7b7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6871ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c7ce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3875e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a6de1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #137dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516be2 {
  color: #516be2;
}
Background
.bg-516be2 {
  background-color: #516be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516be2 {
  border: 2px solid #516be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516be2, #8051e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.72 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.24 #ae941d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516be2  rgb(81, 107, 226)  hsl(229, 71%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#e2c851  rgb(226, 200, 81)  hsl(49, 71%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#e2516b  rgb(226, 81, 107)  hsl(349, 71%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6be251  rgb(107, 226, 81)  hsl(109, 71%, 60%)  Pastel Green