What color is #515476?

#515476 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515476?

The RGB value is 81, 84, 118: 81 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515476?

The complementary color is #767351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515476 color

#515476 rgb(81, 84, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515476 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.9% green and 46.3% blue (81, 84, 118).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#515476 color codes

HEX	`#515476`
RGB	`rgb(81, 84, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 29%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, 7.4, -19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 21.05, 290.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.833, 9.398, 18.432)`
Decimal	`5330038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515476, 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 #515476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #515476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515476; }
.text { color: #515476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 84 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515476, #605176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #515476?: #515476 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515476?: The RGB value is 81, 84, 118: 81 red, 84 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515476?: The complementary color is #767351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.