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Recognised as Colour

#516C93

  • #516C93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#516C93 is a blue with RGB values 81, 108, 147 and HSL 215°, 29%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#516C93#516C93
HEX#516C93
RGBrgb(81, 108, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4235, 0.5765
RGB percentages31.8%, 42.4%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(215.5, 28.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 44.9%, 57.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 26.5%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,336,211
CSS custom property--colour: #516C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#AE936C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D6E95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#566892no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#387479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 25.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#937851
Analogous#518D93, #575193
Triadic#93516C, #6C9351
Split complementary#935751, #8D9351
Tetradic#93518D, #937851, #519357

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD6E3
Lighter +30%#ACBBD1
Lighter +20%#8BA0BF
Lighter +10%#6A85AD
Darker −10%#3F5472
Darker −20%#2D3C51
Darker −30%#1B2430
Darker −40%#090B0F
More saturated +25%#3567B0
Less saturated −25%#6E7177

Channel breakdown

R81
G108
B147
Red81 (31.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue215.45°
Saturation (HSL)28.95%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 6C · B 93

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