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#516DE2

#516de2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516de2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.16% cyan, 51.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 228.41°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #516de2
  2. #e2c651

Split complementary

  1. #516de2
  2. #e27e51
  3. #b6e251

Analogous

  1. #51b6e2
  2. #516de2
  3. #7e51e2

Triadic

  1. #516de2
  2. #e2516d
  3. #6de251

Tetradic

  1. #516de2
  2. #c651e2
  3. #e2c651
  4. #6de251

Square

  1. #516de2
  2. #e251b6
  3. #e2c651
  4. #51e27e

Monochromatic

  1. #162b84
  2. #2141c6
  3. #516de2
  4. #93a4ed
  5. #d4dbf8

Shades

#516de2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516de2
  2. #4962cb
  3. #4157b5
  4. #394c9e
  5. #314188
  6. #293771
  7. #202c5a
  8. #182144
  9. #10162d
  10. #080b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#516de2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516de2
  2. #627ce5
  3. #748ae8
  4. #8599eb
  5. #97a7ee
  6. #a8b6f1
  7. #b9c5f3
  8. #cbd3f6
  9. #dce2f9
  10. #eef0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516de2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516de2
  2. #566fd8
  3. #5a71ce
  4. #5f73c5
  5. #6475bb
  6. #6977b1
  7. #6d78a7
  8. #727a9d
  9. #777c94
  10. #7b7e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6973ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #247de6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b77e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d6fe1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #127ebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516de2 {
  color: #516de2;
}
Background
.bg-516de2 {
  background-color: #516de2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-516de2 {
  border: 2px solid #516de2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516de2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 109 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516de2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516de2, #7e51e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516de2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 109 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.08 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.73 #ae921d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516de2  rgb(81, 109, 226)  hsl(228, 71%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#e2c651  rgb(226, 198, 81)  hsl(48, 71%, 60%)  Old Gold
#e2516d  rgb(226, 81, 109)  hsl(348, 71%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6de251  rgb(109, 226, 81)  hsl(108, 71%, 60%)  Pastel Green