#516D8D

#516D8D

Color Values

HEX

#516D8D

RGB

81, 109, 141

HSL

212.0, 27.0%, 43.5%

HSV

212.0, 42.6%, 55.3%

CMYK

42.6%, 22.7%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.5259 0.0605 252.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5023 Distant Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#516D8D

#8D7151

Analogous

#518B8D

#53518D

#516D8D

Triadic

#516D8D

#8D516D

#6D8D51

Split Complementary

#516D8D

#8D5351

#8B8D51

Tetradic

#516D8D

#8D518B

#8D7151

#518D53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#516D8D

Protanopia

#5D5D85

Deuteranopia

#5C5983

Tritanopia

#527F7E

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

background-color: #516D8D;
color: #516D8D;
border-color: #516D8D;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 500 #64748B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F7F9
100
#E9EDF1
200
#D2DBE5
300
#B1C1D2
400
#879FBA
500
#5D7DA2
600
#4A6482
700
#3C5068
800
#2F3F51
900
#25303C
950
#171E26

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.35:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.92:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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