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#515fb5 color: Chinese Bellflower

#515fb5 is rgb(81, 95, 181) in RGB and oklch(51.761% 0.13552 273.768) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

51.8%
0.136
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #515fb5

#515fb5 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.75:1 contrast and black text 3.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #515fb5 mixed with white

  1. 515fb5
  2. 606fbd
  3. 707fc5
  4. 808fcd
  5. 919ed5
  6. a3aedc
  7. b4bee4
  8. c7ceeb
  9. d9def2
  10. eceff8

Darker: #515fb5 mixed with black

  1. 515fb5
  2. 45529d
  3. 3a4486
  4. 2f386f
  5. 242c59
  6. 1a2044
  7. 101530
  8. 070a1d
  9. 02030c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #515fb5 with less saturation

  1. 515fb5
  2. 5361ae
  3. 5562a6
  4. 57639f
  5. 596597
  6. 5c6590
  7. 5e6688
  8. 616780
  9. 636778
  10. 666870

Questions about #515fb5

What color is #515fb5?

#515fb5 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(81, 95, 181), in HSL hsl(231.6, 40.32%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.761% 0.13552 273.768).

What colors go well with #515fb5?

The complementary color of #515fb5 is #806500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006eaf and #7951a7. The triadic partners are #a8452f and #007e41.

Is white or black text more readable on #515fb5?

White text reads better on #515fb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and black gives 3.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515fb5 a warm or cool color?

#515fb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.136.