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#516DFD

#516dfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#516dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.98% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 230.23°, with 97.73% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1978

Complementary

  1. #516dfd
  2. #fde151

Split complementary

  1. #516dfd
  2. #fd8b51
  3. #c3fd51

Analogous

  1. #51c3fd
  2. #516dfd
  3. #8b51fd

Triadic

  1. #516dfd
  2. #fd516d
  3. #6dfd51

Tetradic

  1. #516dfd
  2. #e151fd
  3. #fde151
  4. #6dfd51

Square

  1. #516dfd
  2. #fd51c3
  3. #fde151
  4. #51fd8b

Monochromatic

  1. #021fb3
  2. #052efc
  3. #516dfd
  4. #9dacfe
  5. #e8ecff

Shades

#516dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516dfd
  2. #4962e4
  3. #4157ca
  4. #394cb1
  5. #314198
  6. #29377f
  7. #202c65
  8. #18214c
  9. #101633
  10. #080b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#516dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516dfd
  2. #627cfd
  3. #748afd
  4. #8599fe
  5. #97a7fe
  6. #a8b6fe
  7. #b9c5fe
  8. #cbd3fe
  9. #dce2ff
  10. #eef0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516dfd
  2. #566ff1
  3. #5a71e4
  4. #5f73d8
  5. #6475cb
  6. #6977bf
  7. #6d78b2
  8. #727aa6
  9. #777c99
  10. #7b7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d76bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #227bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516dfd {
  color: #516dfd;
}
Background
.bg-516dfd {
  background-color: #516dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-516dfd {
  border: 2px solid #516dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516dfd, #8b51fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.75 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.25 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.76 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.35 #ae9202 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#516dfd  rgb(81, 109, 253)  hsl(230, 98%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fde151  rgb(253, 225, 81)  hsl(50, 98%, 65%)  Banana Yellow
#fd516d  rgb(253, 81, 109)  hsl(350, 98%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd51  rgb(109, 253, 81)  hsl(110, 98%, 65%)  Neon Green