#515e9a

Color #515e9a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#515e9a

RGB

rgb(81, 94, 154)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 31.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 47.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.4%, 39%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(41.35, 11.89, -34.36)

LCH

lch(41.35, 36.36, 289.09)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.097, 273.13)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 31.8%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a8d51

Analogous

#51839a

#515e9a

#69519a

Triadic

#515e9a

#9a515e

#5e9a51

Split-complementary

#515e9a

#9a6951

#839a51

Tetradic

#515e9a

#8d519a

#9a8d51

#5e9a51

Square

#515e9a

#9a5183

#9a8d51

#519a69

Shades

Color #515e9a mixed toward black.

#434e80

#363f67

#282f4d

#1b1f33

#0d101a

Tints

Color #515e9a mixed toward white.

#6976b0

#8791c0

#a5add0

#c3c8df

#e1e4ef

Tones

Color #515e9a mixed toward gray.

#576294

#5d668e

#636a88

#696e82

#6f727c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57578e · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#56558b · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#528482 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 20.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #515e9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515e9a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#515e9a (#515e9a) is rgb(81, 94, 154) in RGB.

No, #515e9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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