All About Color #516B7B

#516B7B

About #516B7B

#516B7B is a medium blue color with the hex code #516B7B. In RGB it is red 81, green 107, blue 123; in HSL it is hue 203°, saturation 21%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 34%, 13%, 0%, 52%. Its contrast ratio is 5.62:1 on white and 3.74:1 on black.

#516B7B Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6B, 7B
CMYK34.15%, 13.01%, 0.00%, 51.76%
RGB Decimal81, 107, 123
HSL203°, 21%, 40%
RGB Octal121, 153, 173
HSV (HSB)202.86°, 34.15%, 48.24%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101011, 1111011
CIE-L*AB43.79, -5.33, -11.98
RGB Percent31.76%, 41.96%, 48.24%
CIE-L*CH43.79, 13.11, 246.04
XYZ12.23, 13.69, 20.74
CIE-L*UV43.79, -13.14, -15.89
xyY0.26, 0.29, 13.69
Hunter-Lab37.01, -5.79, -7.32
RYB31.76%, 38.06%, 48.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516B7B on a dark background: contrast 3.74:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516B7B on a light background: contrast 5.62:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516B7B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516B7B · #7D99AA · #2C3B44 · #7B6151 · #AA8F7D

Analogous palette

#517B61 · #517B76 · #516B7B · #51567B · #61517B

Triadic palette

#516B7B · #7B516B · #6B7B51 · #7D99AA · #AA7D99

Tetradic palette

#516B7B · #76517B · #7B6151 · #567B51 · #2C3B44

Monochromatic palette

#141B1F · #32434D · #516B7B · #7492A4 · #A2B6C3

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