Information about #516482 color

#516482 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #516482 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 100, 130) — 31.8% red, 39.2% green, 51% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 12 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted azure, #516482 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Lifesaver (#535E7F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Wedgewood (#4C6B88).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 100, 130) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#516482 color variations

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

#516482 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 #516482

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

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516482
  • RGB81, 100, 130
  • CMYK19, 12, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(81, 100, 130)
  • HSL217°, 23%, 41%
  • HSL Precise216.735°, 23.223%, 41.373%
  • HSV217°, 38%, 51%
  • HSB217°, 38%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.392, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.392, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.392, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID516482
  • DECIMAL ID5334146
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01