#515B8A Color

#515B8A is rgb(81, 91, 138) in RGB and hsl(229, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#515B8A

HEX#515B8A

RGBrgb(81, 91, 138)

HSLhsl(229, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(229, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.077 274)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 34%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #515B8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #515B8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#515B8A Complementary#8A8051 Analogous#51788A Analogous#63518A Triadic#8A515C Triadic#5C8A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #515B8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#626DA3 #7B85B2 #959DC1 #ABB2CE #C5CADD #DFE1EC

Shades

#464F77 #3C4467 #313754 #282D43 #1C2030 #131520

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