All About Color #515F8A

#515F8A

About #515F8A

#515F8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #515F8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 95, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 31%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.26:1 on white and 3.35:1 on black.

#515F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 5F, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 31.16%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 95, 138
HSL225°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 137, 212
HSV (HSB)225.26°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1011111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB40.85, 6.31, -25.56
RGB Percent31.76%, 37.25%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH40.85, 26.33, 283.88
XYZ12.07, 11.77, 25.68
CIE-L*UV40.85, -8.52, -36.96
xyY0.24, 0.24, 11.77
Hunter-Lab34.31, 2.78, -20.37
RYB31.76%, 36.17%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#515F8A on a dark background: contrast 3.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#515F8A on a light background: contrast 6.26:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #515F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #515F8A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#515F8A · #828FB5 · #2F3750 · #8A7C51 · #B5A882

Analogous palette

#518A7C · #517C8A · #515F8A · #5F518A · #7C518A

Triadic palette

#515F8A · #8A515F · #5F8A51 · #828FB5 · #B5828F

Tetradic palette

#515F8A · #8A517C · #8A7C51 · #518A5F · #2F3750

Monochromatic palette

#191D2A · #353E5A · #515F8A · #7886B0 · #A8B1CC

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