What color is #515981?

#515981 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 #515981?

The RGB value is 81, 89, 129: 81 red, 89 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515981?

The complementary color is #817951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515981 color

#515981 rgb(81, 89, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515981 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.9% green and 50.6% blue (81, 89, 129).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#515981 color codes

HEX	`#515981`
RGB	`rgb(81, 89, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 7.4, -23.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 24.58, 287.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.927, 10.479, 22.211)`
Decimal	`5331329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515981, 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 #515981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #515981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515981; }
.text { color: #515981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 89 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515981, #615181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #515981?: #515981 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 #515981?: The RGB value is 81, 89, 129: 81 red, 89 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515981?: The complementary color is #817951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.