Information about #515A6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#515A6E falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 90, 110) — 31.8% red, 35.3% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 8 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#515A6E presents itself as a gently muted azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hammerhead (#515769). Slightly further away sit Black Coral (#54626F) and Snapshot (#505F67).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 90, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #515A6E: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #515A6E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#515A6E color variations

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

#515A6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#515A6E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#515A6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#515A6E 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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#515A6E 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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#6D5067
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#506D55
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Nearest named colors to #515A6E

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

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Vintage Indigo color link
Vintage Indigo

#4A556B

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

#515A6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515A6E
  • RGB81, 90, 110
  • CMYK11, 8, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(81, 90, 110)
  • HSL221°, 15%, 37%
  • HSL Precise221.379°, 15.183%, 37.451%
  • HSV221°, 26%, 43%
  • HSB221°, 26%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.353, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.353, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.353, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515A6E
  • DECIMAL ID5331566
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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