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#516FFC

#516ffc ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516ffc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 43.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.86% cyan, 55.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 229.47°, with 96.61% saturation and 65.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.2015

Complementary

  1. #516ffc
  2. #fcde51

Split complementary

  1. #516ffc
  2. #fc8851
  3. #c5fc51

Analogous

  1. #51c5fc
  2. #516ffc
  3. #8851fc

Triadic

  1. #516ffc
  2. #fc516f
  3. #6ffc51

Tetradic

  1. #516ffc
  2. #de51fc
  3. #fcde51
  4. #6ffc51

Square

  1. #516ffc
  2. #fc51c5
  3. #fcde51
  4. #51fc88

Monochromatic

  1. #0322b1
  2. #0631fb
  3. #516ffc
  4. #9cadfd
  5. #e7ebff

Shades

#516ffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516ffc
  2. #4964e3
  3. #4159ca
  4. #394eb0
  5. #314397
  6. #29387e
  7. #202c65
  8. #18214c
  9. #101632
  10. #080b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#516ffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516ffc
  2. #627dfc
  3. #748cfd
  4. #859afd
  5. #97a9fd
  6. #a8b7fe
  7. #b9c5fe
  8. #cbd4fe
  9. #dce2fe
  10. #eef1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516ffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516ffc
  2. #5671f0
  3. #5a72e3
  4. #5f74d7
  5. #6476ca
  6. #6978be
  7. #6d79b2
  8. #727ba5
  9. #777d99
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d77bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #287cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0072fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516ffc {
  color: #516ffc;
}
Background
.bg-516ffc {
  background-color: #516ffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-516ffc {
  border: 2px solid #516ffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516ffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 111 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516ffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516ffc, #8851fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516ffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 111 252 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.82 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.97 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.29 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.34 #ae9003 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#516ffc  rgb(81, 111, 252)  hsl(229, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fcde51  rgb(252, 222, 81)  hsl(49, 97%, 65%)  Mustard
#fc516f  rgb(252, 81, 111)  hsl(349, 97%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ffc51  rgb(111, 252, 81)  hsl(109, 97%, 65%)  Neon Green