#516F9E Color

#516F9E is rgb(81, 111, 158) in RGB and hsl(217, 32%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#516F9E

HEX#516F9E

RGBrgb(81, 111, 158)

HSLhsl(217, 32%, 47%)

HSVhsv(217, 49%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.082 259.1)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 30%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516F9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516F9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516F9E Complementary#9E8151 Analogous#51959E Analogous#5A519E Triadic#9E516F Triadic#6F9E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516F9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6481AF #7F97BD #97AAC9 #AEBDD5 #C6D0E2 #E1E6EF

Shades

#47618A #3D5376 #324462 #26344A #1C2636 #111822

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