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Recognised as Colour

#516A93

  • #516A93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#516A93 is a blue with RGB values 81, 106, 147 and HSL 217°, 29%, 45%. 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

#516A93#516A93
HEX#516A93
RGBrgb(81, 106, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4157, 0.5765
RGB percentages31.8%, 41.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(217.3, 28.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 44.9%, 57.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 27.9%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,335,699
CSS custom property--colour: #516A93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#AE956C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#546692no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#387378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 25.4Gray · ΔE 27Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#937A51
Analogous#518B93, #595193
Triadic#93516A, #6A9351
Split complementary#935951, #8B9351
Tetradic#93518B, #937A51, #519359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD5E3
Lighter +30%#ACBAD1
Lighter +20%#8B9FBF
Lighter +10%#6A83AD
Darker −10%#3F5272
Darker −20%#2D3B51
Darker −30%#1B2330
Darker −40%#090B0F
More saturated +25%#3563B0
Less saturated −25%#6E7177

Channel breakdown

R81
G106
B147
Red81 (31.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue217.27°
Saturation (HSL)28.95%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 6A · B 93

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