All About Color #516C8A

#516C8A

About #516C8A

#516C8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #516C8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 108, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 22%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 5.44:1 on white and 3.86:1 on black.

#516C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6C, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 21.74%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 108, 138
HSL212°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 154, 212
HSV (HSB)211.58°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB44.67, -1.66, -19.63
RGB Percent31.76%, 42.35%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH44.67, 19.70, 265.17
XYZ13.34, 14.31, 26.10
CIE-L*UV44.67, -13.69, -27.79
xyY0.25, 0.27, 14.31
Hunter-Lab37.83, -3.23, -14.43
RYB31.76%, 38.95%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516C8A on a dark background: contrast 3.86:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516C8A on a light background: contrast 5.44:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #516C8A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#516C8A · #829AB5 · #2F3F50 · #8A7051 · #B59D82

Analogous palette

#518A70 · #51888A · #516C8A · #53518A · #70518A

Triadic palette

#516C8A · #8A516C · #6C8A51 · #829AB5 · #B5829A

Tetradic palette

#516C8A · #8A5188 · #8A7051 · #518A53 · #2F3F50

Monochromatic palette

#19212A · #35465A · #516C8A · #7892B0 · #A8B9CC

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