#516E8A Color

#516E8A is rgb(81, 110, 138) in RGB and hsl(209, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#516E8A

HEX#516E8A

RGBrgb(81, 110, 138)

HSLhsl(209, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(209, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.056 248)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 20%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516E8A Complementary#8A6D51 Analogous#518A89 Analogous#51528A Triadic#8A516F Triadic#6F8A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6283A3 #7B97B2 #95ACC1 #ABBDCE #C5D1DD #DFE6EC

Shades

#465F77 #3C5267 #314354 #283643 #1C2730 #131A20

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