#516EB8 Color

#516EB8 is rgb(81, 110, 184) in RGB and hsl(223, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#516EB8

HEX#516EB8

RGBrgb(81, 110, 184)

HSLhsl(223, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(223, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.12 266.4)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 40%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516EB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516EB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516EB8 Complementary#B89B51 Analogous#51A2B8 Analogous#6751B8 Triadic#B8516E Triadic#6EB851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516EB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B83C2 #8096CB #9AABD6 #AFBDDE #C9D2E9 #DEE4F2

Shades

#435EA3 #384F8A #2E4170 #25345B #1B2641 #101728

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