#516894

Color #516894

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#516894

RGB

rgb(81, 104, 148)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 29.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 45.3%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.3%, 29.7%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(43.93, 3.77, -26.75)

LCH

lch(43.93, 27.01, 278.02)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0754, 262.84)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 31.8%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#947d51

Analogous

#518a94

#516894

#5b5194

Triadic

#516894

#945168

#689451

Split-complementary

#516894

#945b51

#8a9451

Tetradic

#516894

#7d5194

#947d51

#689451

Square

#516894

#94518a

#947d51

#51945b

Shades

Color #516894 mixed toward black.

#43577b

#364563

#28344a

#1b2331

#0d1119

Tints

Color #516894 mixed toward white.

#687fac

#8699bd

#a4b2cd

#c2ccde

#e1e5ee

Tones

Color #516894 mixed toward gray.

#576a8e

#5c6b89

#626d83

#676f7e

#6d7178

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c8b · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#5a5989 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#528381 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516894;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516894]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#516894 (#516894) is rgb(81, 104, 148) in RGB.

No, #516894 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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