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#516F8A

#516f8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#516f8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 43.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.3% cyan, 19.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 208.42°, 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1495

Complementary

  1. #516f8a
  2. #8a6c51

Split complementary

  1. #516f8a
  2. #8a5152
  3. #8a8851

Analogous

  1. #518a88
  2. #516f8a
  3. #51528a

Triadic

  1. #516f8a
  2. #8a516f
  3. #6f8a51

Tetradic

  1. #516f8a
  2. #6c518a
  3. #8a6c51
  4. #6f8a51

Square

  1. #516f8a
  2. #88518a
  3. #8a6c51
  4. #528a51

Monochromatic

  1. #18212a
  2. #35485a
  3. #516f8a
  4. #7895b0
  5. #a8bbcc

Shades

#516f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516f8a
  2. #49647c
  3. #41596e
  4. #394e61
  5. #314353
  6. #293845
  7. #202c37
  8. #182129
  9. #10161c
  10. #080b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#516f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516f8a
  2. #627d96
  3. #748ca1
  4. #859aad
  5. #97a9b9
  6. #a8b7c5
  7. #b9c5d0
  8. #cbd4dc
  9. #dce2e8
  10. #eef1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516f8a
  2. #567189
  3. #5a7288
  4. #5f7487
  5. #647686
  6. #697885
  7. #6d7984
  8. #727b83
  9. #777d82
  10. #7b7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646f8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c7578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d6f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #586c8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #457380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516f8a {
  color: #516f8a;
}
Background
.bg-516f8a {
  background-color: #516f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516f8a {
  border: 2px solid #516f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 111 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 26% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516f8a, #51528a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 111 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.18 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.01 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.17 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.34 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.58 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.65 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.65 #ae9075 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#516f8a  rgb(81, 111, 138)  hsl(208, 26%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#8a6c51  rgb(138, 108, 81)  hsl(28, 26%, 43%)  Raw Umber
#8a516f  rgb(138, 81, 111)  hsl(328, 26%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender
#6f8a51  rgb(111, 138, 81)  hsl(88, 26%, 43%)  Moss Green