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#516EB4

#516eb4 ≈ Queen Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516eb4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 43.14% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55% cyan, 38.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 222.42°, with 39.76% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #516eb4
  2. #b49751

Split complementary

  1. #516eb4
  2. #b46651
  3. #a0b451

Analogous

  1. #51a0b4
  2. #516eb4
  3. #6651b4

Triadic

  1. #516eb4
  2. #b4516e
  3. #6eb451

Tetradic

  1. #516eb4
  2. #9751b4
  3. #b49751
  4. #6eb451

Square

  1. #516eb4
  2. #b451a0
  3. #b49751
  4. #51b466

Monochromatic

  1. #212d4b
  2. #384d81
  3. #516eb4
  4. #869bcb
  5. #bcc7e2

Shades

#516eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516eb4
  2. #4963a2
  3. #415890
  4. #394d7e
  5. #31426c
  6. #29375a
  7. #202c48
  8. #182136
  9. #101624
  10. #080b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#516eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516eb4
  2. #627dbc
  3. #748bc3
  4. #859acb
  5. #97a8d2
  6. #a8b7da
  7. #b9c5e1
  8. #cbd4e9
  9. #dce2f0
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516eb4
  2. #5670af
  3. #5a72aa
  4. #5f73a4
  5. #64759f
  6. #69779a
  7. #6d7995
  8. #727b90
  9. #777c8a
  10. #7b7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5175b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #456cb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #197d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5172b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a6db3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37779c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516eb4 {
  color: #516eb4;
}
Background
.bg-516eb4 {
  background-color: #516eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #516eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 110 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 40% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516eb4, #6651b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 110 180 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.35 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.17 #ae914b Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516eb4  rgb(81, 110, 180)  hsl(222, 40%, 51%)  Queen Blue
#b49751  rgb(180, 151, 81)  hsl(42, 40%, 51%)  Camel
#b4516e  rgb(180, 81, 110)  hsl(342, 40%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#6eb451  rgb(110, 180, 81)  hsl(102, 40%, 51%)  Mantis