Information about #516C7B color

#516C7B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #516C7B belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 108, 123) — 31.8% red, 42.4% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 6 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #516C7B reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Seachange (#4E6E81).

The recipe behind #516C7B is rgb(81, 108, 123), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #516C7B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #516C7B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#516C7B color variations

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

#516C7B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516C7B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516C7B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516C7B 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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#516C7B 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 #516C7B

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

#516C7B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516C7B
  • RGB81, 108, 123
  • CMYK16, 6, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 108, 123)
  • HSL201°, 21%, 40%
  • HSL Precise201.429°, 20.588%, 40%
  • HSV201°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB201°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.424, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.424, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.424, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID516C7B
  • DECIMAL ID5336187
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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