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#516EBE

#516ebe ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.37% cyan, 42.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 224.04°, with 45.61% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1662

Complementary

  1. #516ebe
  2. #bea151

Split complementary

  1. #516ebe
  2. #be6b51
  3. #a5be51

Analogous

  1. #51a5be
  2. #516ebe
  3. #6b51be

Triadic

  1. #516ebe
  2. #be516e
  3. #6ebe51

Tetradic

  1. #516ebe
  2. #a151be
  3. #bea151
  4. #6ebe51

Square

  1. #516ebe
  2. #be51a5
  3. #bea151
  4. #51be6b

Monochromatic

  1. #202e56
  2. #354c8e
  3. #516ebe
  4. #899cd3
  5. #c0cbe8

Shades

#516ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516ebe
  2. #4963ab
  3. #415898
  4. #394d85
  5. #314272
  6. #29375f
  7. #202c4c
  8. #182139
  9. #101626
  10. #080b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#516ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516ebe
  2. #627dc5
  3. #748bcb
  4. #859ad2
  5. #97a8d8
  6. #a8b7df
  7. #b9c5e5
  8. #cbd4ec
  9. #dce2f2
  10. #eef1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516ebe
  2. #5670b8
  3. #5a72b2
  4. #5f73ab
  5. #6475a5
  6. #69779f
  7. #6d7999
  8. #727b93
  9. #777c8c
  10. #7b7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #667096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b77c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d6dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e73c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #466dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3279a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516ebe {
  color: #516ebe;
}
Background
.bg-516ebe {
  background-color: #516ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516ebe {
  border: 2px solid #516ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 110 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516ebe, #6b51be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 110 190 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.76 #ae9141 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516ebe  rgb(81, 110, 190)  hsl(224, 46%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#bea151  rgb(190, 161, 81)  hsl(44, 46%, 53%)  Brass
#be516e  rgb(190, 81, 110)  hsl(344, 46%, 53%)  Telemagenta
#6ebe51  rgb(110, 190, 81)  hsl(104, 46%, 53%)  Mantis