Information about #516B9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#516B9B falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 107, 155) — 31.8% red, 42% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 19 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated sky-leaning azure, #516B9B carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to San Marino (#4E6C9D). Slightly further away sit Breakwater (#536893) and Panorama (#597499).

The recipe behind #516B9B is rgb(81, 107, 155), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. #516B9B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#516B9B color variations

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

#516B9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516B9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516B9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516B9B 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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#516B9B 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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#9A516A
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#6A9A51
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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 #516B9B

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

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Blue Yonder color link
Blue Yonder

#5072A7

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Moderate Cobalt Blue color link
Moderate Cobalt Blue

#4A6DA8

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

#516B9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516B9B
  • RGB81, 107, 155
  • CMYK29, 19, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(81, 107, 155)
  • HSL219°, 31%, 46%
  • HSL Precise218.919°, 31.356%, 46.275%
  • HSV219°, 48%, 61%
  • HSB219°, 48%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.420, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.420, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.420, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID516B9B
  • DECIMAL ID5335963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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