Recognised as Colour

#516A8D

#516A8D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#516A8D is a blue with RGB values 81, 106, 141 and HSL 215°, 27%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#516A8D#516A8D

HEX#516A8D

RGBrgb(81, 106, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4157, 0.5529

RGB percentages31.8%, 41.6%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(215, 27%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215, 42.6%, 55.3%)

CMYK42.6%, 24.8%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,335,693

CSS custom property--colour: #516A8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#AE9572

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#56668Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3C7276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D7451

Analogous#51888D, #56518D

Triadic#8D516A, #6A8D51

Split complementary#8D5651, #888D51

Tetradic#8D5188, #8D7451, #518D56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD3E0

Lighter +30%#A9B8CE

Lighter +20%#899EBB

Lighter +10%#6883A9

Darker −10%#3E526D

Darker −20%#2C394C

Darker −30%#19212C

Darker −40%#07090B

More saturated +25%#3565A9

Less saturated −25%#6D6F71

Channel breakdown

R81

G106

B141

Red81 (31.8%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue215°

Saturation (HSL)27.03%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 6A · B 8D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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