All About Color #516EBD

#516EBD

About #516EBD

#516EBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #516EBD. In RGB it is red 81, green 110, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 45%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 57%, 42%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.87:1 on white and 4.32:1 on black.

#516EBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6E, BD
CMYK57.14%, 41.80%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal81, 110, 189
HSL224°, 45%, 53%
RGB Octal121, 156, 275
HSV (HSB)223.89°, 57.14%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101110, 10111101
CIE-L*AB47.72, 13.29, -44.83
RGB Percent31.76%, 43.14%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH47.72, 46.76, 286.52
XYZ18.15, 16.58, 50.39
CIE-L*UV47.72, -14.94, -69.10
xyY0.21, 0.19, 16.58
Hunter-Lab40.71, 8.35, -44.88
RYB31.76%, 40.73%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516EBD on a dark background: contrast 4.32:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516EBD on a light background: contrast 4.87:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516EBD · #94A6D6 · #314781 · #BDA051 · #D6C594

Analogous palette

#51BDA0 · #51A4BD · #516EBD · #6A51BD · #A051BD

Triadic palette

#516EBD · #BD516E · #6EBD51 · #94A6D6 · #D694A6

Tetradic palette

#516EBD · #BD51A4 · #BDA051 · #51BD6A · #314781

Monochromatic palette

#202E55 · #354D8D · #516EBD · #899CD2 · #C0CBE7

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