What color is #515E7C?

#515E7C 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 #515E7C?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 124: 81 red, 94 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E7C?

The complementary color is #7C6F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515E7C color

#515E7C rgb(81, 94, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515E7C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 48.6% blue (81, 94, 124).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#515E7C color codes

HEX	`#515E7C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 24%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.93, 2.82, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.93, 18.68, 278.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.033, 11.21, 20.647)`
Decimal	`5332604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E7C, 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 #515E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #515E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e7c; }
.text { color: #515e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e7c, #5a517c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #515E7C?: #515E7C 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 #515E7C?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 124: 81 red, 94 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E7C?: The complementary color is #7C6F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.