#516C9A Color

#516C9A is rgb(81, 108, 154) in RGB and hsl(218, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#516C9A

HEX#516C9A

RGBrgb(81, 108, 154)

HSLhsl(218, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(218, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.08 260.7)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 30%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516C9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516C9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516C9A Complementary#9A7F51 Analogous#51909A Analogous#5B519A Triadic#9A516C Triadic#6C9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516C9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#627DAC #7D93BA #94A7C7 #AFBDD5 #C6D0E1 #E1E6EF

Shades

#465E86 #3C5072 #31415E #273349 #1C2535 #121721

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