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#515fa1 color: Bio Blue

#515fa1 is rgb(81, 95, 161) in RGB and oklch(50.504% 0.10622 273.005) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50.5%
0.106
273°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #515fa1

#515fa1 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #515fa1 mixed with white

  1. 515fa1
  2. 606eab
  3. 707eb5
  4. 818ebe
  5. 929dc8
  6. a3add1
  7. b5bddb
  8. c7cde4
  9. d9deed
  10. eceef6

Darker: #515fa1 mixed with black

  1. 515fa1
  2. 45528b
  3. 3a4476
  4. 2f3862
  5. 242c4e
  6. 1a203c
  7. 10152a
  8. 070a19
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #515fa1 with less saturation

  1. 515fa1
  2. 53609b
  3. 556195
  4. 56628f
  5. 586289
  6. 5a6384
  7. 5c637d
  8. 5e6477
  9. 606471
  10. 62646b

Questions about #515fa1

What color is #515fa1?

#515fa1 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(81, 95, 161), in HSL hsl(229.5, 33.06%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.504% 0.10622 273.005).

What colors go well with #515fa1?

The complementary color of #515fa1 is #7a6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #206a9c and #715496. The triadic partners are #984b3b and #297646.

Is white or black text more readable on #515fa1?

White text reads better on #515fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515fa1 a warm or cool color?

#515fa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.106.