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#516BE8

#516be8 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516be8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.09% cyan, 53.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 229.67°, with 76.65% saturation and 61.37% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #516be8
  2. #e8ce51

Split complementary

  1. #516be8
  2. #e88251
  3. #b6e851

Analogous

  1. #51b6e8
  2. #516be8
  3. #8251e8

Triadic

  1. #516be8
  2. #e8516b
  3. #6be851

Tetradic

  1. #516be8
  2. #ce51e8
  3. #e8ce51
  4. #6be851

Square

  1. #516be8
  2. #e851b6
  3. #e8ce51
  4. #51e882

Monochromatic

  1. #13288d
  2. #1c3bd1
  3. #516be8
  4. #95a4f1
  5. #d8defa

Shades

#516be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516be8
  2. #4960d1
  3. #4156ba
  4. #394ba2
  5. #31408b
  6. #293674
  7. #202b5d
  8. #182046
  9. #10152e
  10. #080b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#516be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516be8
  2. #627aea
  3. #7489ed
  4. #8597ef
  5. #97a6f1
  6. #a8b5f4
  7. #b9c4f6
  8. #cbd3f8
  9. #dce1fa
  10. #eef0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516be8
  2. #566dde
  3. #5a6fd3
  4. #5f71c9
  5. #6473be
  6. #6976b4
  7. #6d78aa
  8. #727a9f
  9. #777c95
  10. #7b7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6972af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #067dec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00899f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3476eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #236ee6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #057ec1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516be8 {
  color: #516be8;
}
Background
.bg-516be8 {
  background-color: #516be8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-516be8 {
  border: 2px solid #516be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 77% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516be8, #8251e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 232 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.41 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.25 #ae9417 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#516be8  rgb(81, 107, 232)  hsl(230, 77%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e8ce51  rgb(232, 206, 81)  hsl(50, 77%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#e8516b  rgb(232, 81, 107)  hsl(350, 77%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6be851  rgb(107, 232, 81)  hsl(110, 77%, 61%)  Pastel Green