All About Color #516F8A

#516F8A

About #516F8A

#516F8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #516F8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 111, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 20%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 5.26:1 on white and 3.99:1 on black.

#516F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 6F, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 19.57%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 111, 138
HSL208°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 157, 212
HSV (HSB)208.42°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB45.57, -3.45, -18.26
RGB Percent31.76%, 43.53%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH45.57, 18.58, 259.30
XYZ13.67, 14.95, 26.21
CIE-L*UV45.57, -14.92, -25.62
xyY0.25, 0.27, 14.95
Hunter-Lab38.67, -4.59, -13.12
RYB31.76%, 39.47%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516F8A on a dark background: contrast 3.99:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516F8A on a light background: contrast 5.26:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516F8A · #829DB5 · #2F4150 · #8A6C51 · #B59A82

Analogous palette

#518A6C · #518A88 · #516F8A · #51538A · #6C518A

Triadic palette

#516F8A · #8A5170 · #708A51 · #829DB5 · #B5829D

Tetradic palette

#516F8A · #88518A · #8A6C51 · #538A51 · #2F4150

Monochromatic palette

#19222A · #35495A · #516F8A · #7896B0 · #A8BBCC

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