What color is #515382?

#515382 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515382?

The RGB value is 81, 83, 130: 81 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515382?

The complementary color is #828051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515382 color

#515382 rgb(81, 83, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515382 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.5% green and 51% blue (81, 83, 130).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#515382 color codes

HEX	`#515382`
RGB	`rgb(81, 83, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 36%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 11.5, -26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 29.04, 293.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.515, 9.547, 22.404)`
Decimal	`5329794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515382, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #515382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #515382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515382; }
.text { color: #515382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 83 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515382, #675182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #515382?: #515382 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515382?: The RGB value is 81, 83, 130: 81 red, 83 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515382?: The complementary color is #828051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.