Information about #515275 color

#515275 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#515275 falls into the Blue Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 82, 117) — 31.8% red, 32.2% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 14 / 0 / 54. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #515275 reads as a gently muted blue and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Enigma (#515072). Nearby in the Register you will also find Independence (#4C516D) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 82, 117) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#515275 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#515275 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #515275

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515275
  • RGB81, 82, 117
  • CMYK14, 14, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(81, 82, 117)
  • HSL238°, 18%, 39%
  • HSL Precise238.333°, 18.182%, 38.824%
  • HSV238°, 31%, 46%
  • HSB238°, 31%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.322, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.322, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.322, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515275
  • DECIMAL ID5329525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01