#516fad color: Croquet Blue
#516fad is rgb(81, 111, 173) in RGB and oklch(54.677% 0.10349 263.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 32%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #516fad
#516fad is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 264°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.97:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Croquet Blue (#4971ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #516fad mixed with white
Darker: #516fad mixed with black
Calmer: #516fad with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #516fad
Questions about #516fad
What color is #516fad?
#516fad is soft blue. The closest named color is Croquet Blue. In RGB it is rgb(81, 111, 173), in HSL hsl(220.43, 36.22%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.677% 0.10349 263.719).
What colors go well with #516fad?
The complementary color of #516fad is #8d6a18. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f7aa3 and #7464a7. The triadic partners are #a45653 and #498048.
Is white or black text more readable on #516fad?
White text reads better on #516fad: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #516fad a warm or cool color?
#516fad is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.103.