All About Color #516B8A

#516B8A

About #516B8A

#516B8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #516B8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 107, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 213°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 22%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 5.50:1 on white and 3.82:1 on black.

#516B8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6B, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 22.46%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 107, 138
HSL213°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 153, 212
HSV (HSB)212.63°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101011, 10001010
CIE-L*AB44.38, -1.06, -20.09
RGB Percent31.76%, 41.96%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH44.38, 20.12, 266.98
XYZ13.24, 14.10, 26.07
CIE-L*UV44.38, -13.29, -28.52
xyY0.25, 0.26, 14.10
Hunter-Lab37.55, -2.78, -14.88
RYB31.76%, 38.77%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516B8A on a dark background: contrast 3.82:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516B8A on a light background: contrast 5.50:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516B8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516B8A · #8299B5 · #2F3E50 · #8A7151 · #B59E82

Analogous palette

#518A71 · #51878A · #516B8A · #54518A · #71518A

Triadic palette

#516B8A · #8A516B · #6B8A51 · #8299B5 · #B58299

Tetradic palette

#516B8A · #8A5187 · #8A7151 · #518A54 · #2F3E50

Monochromatic palette

#19202A · #35465A · #516B8A · #7891B0 · #A8B8CC

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