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#516ECD

#516ecd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#516ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.49% cyan, 46.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.97°, with 55.36% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #516ecd
  2. #cdb051

Split complementary

  1. #516ecd
  2. #cd7251
  3. #accd51

Analogous

  1. #51accd
  2. #516ecd
  3. #7251cd

Triadic

  1. #516ecd
  2. #cd516e
  3. #6ecd51

Tetradic

  1. #516ecd
  2. #b051cd
  3. #cdb051
  4. #6ecd51

Square

  1. #516ecd
  2. #cd51ac
  3. #cdb051
  4. #51cd72

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2f67
  2. #2f4aa3
  3. #516ecd
  4. #8ca0de
  5. #c8d1ef

Shades

#516ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516ecd
  2. #4963b9
  3. #4158a4
  4. #394d90
  5. #31427b
  6. #293767
  7. #202c52
  8. #18213e
  9. #101629
  10. #080b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#516ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516ecd
  2. #627dd2
  3. #748bd7
  4. #859adc
  5. #97a8e1
  6. #a8b7e6
  7. #b9c5eb
  8. #cbd4f0
  9. #dce2f5
  10. #eef1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516ecd
  2. #5670c5
  3. #5a72be
  4. #5f73b6
  5. #6475ae
  6. #6977a7
  7. #6d799f
  8. #727b97
  9. #777c8f
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67719f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4079d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c6ecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4775cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e6ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #297bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516ecd {
  color: #516ecd;
}
Background
.bg-516ecd {
  background-color: #516ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516ecd {
  border: 2px solid #516ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 110 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516ecd, #7251cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 110 205 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.89 #ae9132 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#516ecd  rgb(81, 110, 205)  hsl(226, 55%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#cdb051  rgb(205, 176, 81)  hsl(46, 55%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#cd516e  rgb(205, 81, 110)  hsl(346, 55%, 56%)  Cerise
#6ecd51  rgb(110, 205, 81)  hsl(106, 55%, 56%)  Mantis