#516d8e

Color #516d8e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#516d8e

RGB

rgb(81, 109, 142)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 27.4%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 43%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 23.2%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(45.14, -1.08, -21.3)

LCH

lch(45.14, 21.33, 267.1)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0619, 253)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 31.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7251

Analogous

#518b8e

#516d8e

#53518e

Triadic

#516d8e

#8e516d

#6d8e51

Split-complementary

#516d8e

#8e5351

#8b8e51

Tetradic

#516d8e

#72518e

#8e7251

#6d8e51

Square

#516d8e

#8e518b

#8e7251

#518e53

Shades

Color #516d8e mixed toward black.

#435b76

#36495f

#283647

#1b242f

#0d1218

Tints

Color #516d8e mixed toward white.

#6785a8

#859dba

#a4b6cb

#c2cedc

#e1e7ee

Tones

Color #516d8e mixed toward gray.

#566d89

#5b6e84

#606e7f

#656f7a

#6a6f75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f87 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#5d5b85 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#538180 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516d8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516d8e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#516d8e (#516d8e) is rgb(81, 109, 142) in RGB.

No, #516d8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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