Recognised as Colour

#515F7A

#515F7A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#515F7A is a blue with RGB values 81, 95, 122 and HSL 220°, 20%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#515F7A#515F7A

HEX#515F7A

RGBrgb(81, 95, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3725, 0.4784

RGB percentages31.8%, 37.3%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(219.5, 20.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 33.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK33.6%, 22.1%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,332,858

CSS custom property--colour: #515F7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#AEA085

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56617Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#525D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#456568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Gray · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A6C51

Analogous#51747A, #57517A

Triadic#7A515F, #5F7A51

Split complementary#7A5751, #747A51

Tetradic#7A5174, #7A6C51, #517A57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1C8D6

Lighter +30%#A2ADC2

Lighter +20%#8492AD

Lighter +10%#657799

Darker −10%#3D475B

Darker −20%#282F3D

Darker −30%#14171E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#385793

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R81

G95

B122

Red81 (31.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue219.51°

Saturation (HSL)20.2%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 5F · B 7A

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