#516BA9 Color

#516BA9 is rgb(81, 107, 169) in RGB and hsl(222, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#516BA9

HEX#516BA9

RGBrgb(81, 107, 169)

HSLhsl(222, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(222, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.103 265.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516BA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516BA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516BA9 Complementary#A98E51 Analogous#5197A9 Analogous#6351A9 Triadic#A9516B Triadic#6BA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516BA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#687FB6 #8093C2 #98A8CD #B0BCD9 #C8D0E4 #E0E5F0

Shades

#475E94 #3C4F7C #324267 #26324F #1C253B #111622

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