#516AA9 Color

#516AA9 is rgb(81, 106, 169) in RGB and hsl(223, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#516AA9

HEX#516AA9

RGBrgb(81, 106, 169)

HSLhsl(223, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(223, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.104 266.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 37%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516AA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516AA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516AA9 Complementary#A99051 Analogous#5196A9 Analogous#6451A9 Triadic#A9516A Triadic#6AA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516AA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#687EB6 #8092C2 #98A7CD #B0BBD9 #C8D0E4 #E0E5F0

Shades

#475D94 #3C4E7C #324167 #26324F #1C253B #111622

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