#516E9A Color

#516E9A is rgb(81, 110, 154) in RGB and hsl(216, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#516E9A

HEX#516E9A

RGBrgb(81, 110, 154)

HSLhsl(216, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(216, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.078 258.5)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 29%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516E9A Complementary#9A7D51 Analogous#51929A Analogous#58519A Triadic#9A516E Triadic#6E9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6280AC #7D95BA #94A8C7 #AFBED5 #C6D1E1 #E1E7EF

Shades

#466086 #3C5172 #31435E #273549 #1C2635 #121821

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