#516dbb
a balanced, soft blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
81, 109, 187
HSL
224°, 44%, 53%
CMYK
57, 42, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1627
Every format
| HEX | #516dbb |
| RGB | rgb(81, 109, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 44%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 42%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(47.3 13.2 -44.3) |
| LCH | lch(47.3 46.2 286.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.551 0.126 267.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #516dbb;
background-color: #516dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#516dbb] bg-[#516dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #516dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.318, green: 0.427, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#516dbb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#516dbb on white: 4.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#516dbb on black: 4.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red31.8%
Green42.7%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan56.7%
Magenta41.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#516dbb text on a black background
contrast 4.25:1
Card sample
#516dbb text on a white background
contrast 4.94:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #516dbb;
Background color
Panel with #516dbb background
background-color: #516dbb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #516dbb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(81, 109, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(81, 109, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #516dbb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516dbb, #7C51BB);