All About Color #516E8A

#516E8A

About #516E8A

#516E8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #516E8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 110, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 20%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 5.32:1 on white and 3.95:1 on black.

#516E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6E, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 20.29%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 110, 138
HSL209°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 156, 212
HSV (HSB)209.47°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB45.27, -2.86, -18.72
RGB Percent31.76%, 43.14%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH45.27, 18.93, 261.32
XYZ13.56, 14.74, 26.17
CIE-L*UV45.27, -14.51, -26.34
xyY0.25, 0.27, 14.74
Hunter-Lab38.39, -4.14, -13.56
RYB31.76%, 39.30%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516E8A on a dark background: contrast 3.95:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516E8A on a light background: contrast 5.32:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516E8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516E8A · #829CB5 · #2F4050 · #8A6D51 · #B59B82

Analogous palette

#518A6D · #518A89 · #516E8A · #51528A · #6D518A

Triadic palette

#516E8A · #8A516F · #6F8A51 · #829CB5 · #B5829C

Tetradic palette

#516E8A · #89518A · #8A6D51 · #528A51 · #2F4050

Monochromatic palette

#19212A · #35485A · #516E8A · #7895B0 · #A8BBCC

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