Information about #516E7B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #516E7B belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(81, 110, 123) (31.8% red, 43.1% green, 48.2% blue), or CMYK 16 / 5 / 0 / 52 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #516E7B carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marble Blue (#566D7E). Slightly further away sit Seachange (#4E6E81) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 110, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #516E7B: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. No one has named #516E7B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#516E7B color variations

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

#516E7B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516E7B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516E7B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516E7B 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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#516E7B 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 #516E7B

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

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

#516E7B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516E7B
  • RGB81, 110, 123
  • CMYK16, 5, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 110, 123)
  • HSL199°, 21%, 40%
  • HSL Precise198.571°, 20.588%, 40%
  • HSV199°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB199°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.431, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.431, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.431, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID516E7B
  • DECIMAL ID5336699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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