#516fb5 color: Amparo Blue
#516fb5 is rgb(81, 111, 181) in RGB and oklch(55.132% 0.11493 265.3) 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 29%
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 #516fb5
#516fb5 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 265°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.29:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Amparo Blue (#556cb5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #516fb5 mixed with white
Darker: #516fb5 mixed with black
Calmer: #516fb5 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #516fb5
Questions about #516fb5
What color is #516fb5?
#516fb5 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amparo Blue. In RGB it is rgb(81, 111, 181), in HSL hsl(222, 40.32%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.132% 0.11493 265.3).
What colors go well with #516fb5?
The complementary color of #516fb5 is #906b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a7bab and #7863ad. The triadic partners are #ab544f and #418346.
Is white or black text more readable on #516fb5?
White text reads better on #516fb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #516fb5 a warm or cool color?
#516fb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 55.1% and its chroma 0.115.