#516e9a

Color #516e9a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#516e9a

RGB

rgb(81, 110, 154)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 31.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 47.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(45.95, 1.96, -27.16)

LCH

lch(45.95, 27.23, 274.13)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0775, 258.55)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 31.8%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a7d51

Analogous

#51939a

#516e9a

#59519a

Triadic

#516e9a

#9a516e

#6e9a51

Split-complementary

#516e9a

#9a5951

#939a51

Tetradic

#516e9a

#7d519a

#9a7d51

#6e9a51

Square

#516e9a

#9a5193

#9a7d51

#519a59

Shades

Color #516e9a mixed toward black.

#435c80

#364967

#28374d

#1b2533

#0d121a

Tints

Color #516e9a mixed toward white.

#6985b0

#879dc0

#a5b6d0

#c3cedf

#e1e7ef

Tones

Color #516e9a mixed toward gray.

#576f94

#5d718e

#637288

#697382

#6f747c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f91 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#5d5b8f · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#538987 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516e9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516e9a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#516e9a (#516e9a) is rgb(81, 110, 154) in RGB.

No, #516e9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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