#516890

Color #516890

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#516890

RGB

rgb(81, 104, 144)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 28%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 43.8%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.8%, 27.8%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(43.75, 2.55, -24.65)

LCH

lch(43.75, 24.78, 275.91)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0695, 261.15)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 31.8%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#907951

Analogous

#518790

#516890

#595190

Triadic

#516890

#905168

#689051

Split-complementary

#516890

#905951

#879051

Tetradic

#516890

#795190

#907951

#689051

Square

#516890

#905187

#907951

#519059

Shades

Color #516890 mixed toward black.

#435778

#364560

#283448

#1b2330

#0d1118

Tints

Color #516890 mixed toward white.

#677fa9

#8599bb

#a4b2cc

#c2ccdd

#e1e5ee

Tones

Color #516890 mixed toward gray.

#56698b

#5b6b85

#616c80

#666e7b

#6b6f76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.73:1

White text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c88 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#5a5986 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#52817f · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 16

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #516890;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516890]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#516890 (#516890) is rgb(81, 104, 144) in RGB.

No, #516890 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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