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#516DCC

#516dcc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516dcc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 42.75% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.29% cyan, 46.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 226.34°, with 54.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #516dcc
  2. #ccb051

Split complementary

  1. #516dcc
  2. #cc7251
  3. #abcc51

Analogous

  1. #51abcc
  2. #516dcc
  3. #7251cc

Triadic

  1. #516dcc
  2. #cc516d
  3. #6dcc51

Tetradic

  1. #516dcc
  2. #b051cc
  3. #ccb051
  4. #6dcc51

Square

  1. #516dcc
  2. #cc51ab
  3. #ccb051
  4. #51cc72

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2e66
  2. #2f49a1
  3. #516dcc
  4. #8c9fdd
  5. #c7d0ef

Shades

#516dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516dcc
  2. #4962b8
  3. #4157a3
  4. #394c8f
  5. #31417a
  6. #293766
  7. #202c52
  8. #18213d
  9. #101629
  10. #080b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#516dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516dcc
  2. #627cd1
  3. #748ad6
  4. #8599db
  5. #97a7e0
  6. #a8b6e6
  7. #b9c5eb
  8. #cbd3f0
  9. #dce2f5
  10. #eef0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516dcc
  2. #566fc4
  3. #5a71bd
  4. #5f73b5
  5. #6475ae
  6. #6977a6
  7. #6d789e
  8. #727a97
  9. #777c8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67709e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f79d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b6eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4774ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e6dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a7aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516dcc {
  color: #516dcc;
}
Background
.bg-516dcc {
  background-color: #516dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516dcc {
  border: 2px solid #516dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 109 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516dcc, #7251cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 109 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.34 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.55 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.89 #ae9233 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516dcc  rgb(81, 109, 204)  hsl(226, 55%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#ccb051  rgb(204, 176, 81)  hsl(46, 55%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#cc516d  rgb(204, 81, 109)  hsl(346, 55%, 56%)  Cerise
#6dcc51  rgb(109, 204, 81)  hsl(106, 55%, 56%)  Mantis