Colour

#515F82

#515F82
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#515F82 is a blue with RGB values 81, 95, 130 and HSL 223°, 23%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#515F82#515F82

HEX#515F82

RGBrgb(81, 95, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3725, 0.5098

RGB percentages31.8%, 37.3%, 51%

HSLhsl(222.9, 23.2%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 37.7%, 51%)

CMYK37.7%, 26.9%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,332,866

CSS custom property--colour: #515F82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#AEA07D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536284no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F5D81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#42666Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#827451

Analogous#517782, #5C5182

Triadic#82515F, #5F8251

Split complementary#825B51, #788251

Tetradic#825177, #827451, #51825B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4CBDB

Lighter +30%#A5AFC7

Lighter +20%#8693B3

Lighter +10%#6677A0

Darker −10%#3D4863

Darker −20%#2A3143

Darker −30%#161A24

Darker −40%#030304

More saturated +25%#37549C

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R81

G95

B130

Red81 (31.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)23.22%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 5F · B 82

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