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#516DDE

#516dde ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516dde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 42.75% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.51% cyan, 50.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 228.09°, with 68.12% saturation and 59.41% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #516dde
  2. #dec251

Split complementary

  1. #516dde
  2. #de7c51
  3. #b3de51

Analogous

  1. #51b3de
  2. #516dde
  3. #7c51de

Triadic

  1. #516dde
  2. #de516d
  3. #6dde51

Tetradic

  1. #516dde
  2. #c251de
  3. #dec251
  4. #6dde51

Square

  1. #516dde
  2. #de51b3
  3. #dec251
  4. #51de7c

Monochromatic

  1. #182c7e
  2. #2443be
  3. #516dde
  4. #91a3ea
  5. #d2d9f6

Shades

#516dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516dde
  2. #4962c8
  3. #4157b2
  4. #394c9b
  5. #314185
  6. #29376f
  7. #202c59
  8. #182143
  9. #10162c
  10. #080b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#516dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516dde
  2. #627ce1
  3. #748ae5
  4. #8599e8
  5. #97a7eb
  6. #a8b6ef
  7. #b9c5f2
  8. #cbd3f5
  9. #dce2f8
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516dde
  2. #566fd5
  3. #5a71cb
  4. #5f73c2
  5. #6475b8
  6. #6977af
  7. #6d78a6
  8. #727a9c
  9. #777c93
  10. #7b7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6972aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b7ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d76e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #306fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #197eba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516dde {
  color: #516dde;
}
Background
.bg-516dde {
  background-color: #516dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-516dde {
  border: 2px solid #516dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 109 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516dde, #7c51de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 109 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.42 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.67 #ae9221 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516dde  rgb(81, 109, 222)  hsl(228, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#dec251  rgb(222, 194, 81)  hsl(48, 68%, 59%)  Old Gold
#de516d  rgb(222, 81, 109)  hsl(348, 68%, 59%)  Cerise
#6dde51  rgb(109, 222, 81)  hsl(108, 68%, 59%)  Pastel Green