Information about #515581 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#515581 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 85, 129) — 31.8% red, 33.3% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 17 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#515581 is a softly toned deep-sea blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusk (#4E5481). Slightly further away sit Purple Navy (#4E5180) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 85, 129) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #515581: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#515581 color variations

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

#515581 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#515581 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#515581 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#515581 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#515581 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #515581

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

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

#515581 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515581
  • RGB81, 85, 129
  • CMYK19, 17, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(81, 85, 129)
  • HSL235°, 23%, 41%
  • HSL Precise235°, 22.857%, 41.176%
  • HSV235°, 37%, 51%
  • HSB235°, 37%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.333, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.333, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.333, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID515581
  • DECIMAL ID5330305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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