All About Color #516A7B

#516A7B

About #516A7B

#516A7B is a medium blue color with the hex code #516A7B. In RGB it is red 81, green 106, blue 123; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 21%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 34%, 14%, 0%, 52%. Its contrast ratio is 5.68:1 on white and 3.70:1 on black.

#516A7B Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6A, 7B
CMYK34.15%, 13.82%, 0.00%, 51.76%
RGB Decimal81, 106, 123
HSL204°, 21%, 40%
RGB Octal121, 152, 173
HSV (HSB)204.29°, 34.15%, 48.24%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101010, 1111011
CIE-L*AB43.49, -4.73, -12.44
RGB Percent31.76%, 41.57%, 48.24%
CIE-L*CH43.49, 13.31, 249.17
XYZ12.12, 13.49, 20.70
CIE-L*UV43.49, -12.71, -16.61
xyY0.26, 0.29, 13.49
Hunter-Lab36.73, -5.35, -7.72
RYB31.76%, 37.91%, 48.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516A7B on a dark background: contrast 3.70:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516A7B on a light background: contrast 5.68:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516A7B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516A7B · #7D98AA · #2C3A44 · #7B6251 · #AA8F7D

Analogous palette

#517B62 · #517B77 · #516A7B · #51557B · #62517B

Triadic palette

#516A7B · #7B516A · #6A7B51 · #7D98AA · #AA7D98

Tetradic palette

#516A7B · #77517B · #7B6251 · #557B51 · #2C3A44

Monochromatic palette

#141B1F · #32424D · #516A7B · #7491A4 · #A2B6C3

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