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#516E8A

#516e8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#516e8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.3% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 209.47°, with 26.03% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #516e8a
  2. #8a6d51

Split complementary

  1. #516e8a
  2. #8a5151
  3. #8a8951

Analogous

  1. #518a89
  2. #516e8a
  3. #51518a

Triadic

  1. #516e8a
  2. #8a516e
  3. #6e8a51

Tetradic

  1. #516e8a
  2. #6d518a
  3. #8a6d51
  4. #6e8a51

Square

  1. #516e8a
  2. #89518a
  3. #8a6d51
  4. #518a51

Monochromatic

  1. #18212a
  2. #35485a
  3. #516e8a
  4. #7894b0
  5. #a8bacc

Shades

#516e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516e8a
  2. #49637c
  3. #41586e
  4. #394d61
  5. #314253
  6. #293745
  7. #202c37
  8. #182129
  9. #10161c
  10. #080b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#516e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516e8a
  2. #627d96
  3. #748ba1
  4. #859aad
  5. #97a8b9
  6. #a8b7c5
  7. #b9c5d0
  8. #cbd4dc
  9. #dce2e8
  10. #eef1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516e8a
  2. #567089
  3. #5a7288
  4. #5f7387
  5. #647586
  6. #697785
  7. #6d7984
  8. #727b83
  9. #777c82
  10. #7b7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636e8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c7477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6e8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #586b8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46727f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516e8a {
  color: #516e8a;
}
Background
.bg-516e8a {
  background-color: #516e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516e8a {
  border: 2px solid #516e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 26% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516e8a, #51518a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.27 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.58 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.67 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.97 #ae9175 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516e8a  rgb(81, 110, 138)  hsl(209, 26%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#8a6d51  rgb(138, 109, 81)  hsl(29, 26%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#8a516e  rgb(138, 81, 110)  hsl(329, 26%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#6e8a51  rgb(110, 138, 81)  hsl(89, 26%, 43%)  Moss Green