What color is #515E7D?

#515E7D 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 #515E7D?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 125: 81 red, 94 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E7D?

The complementary color is #7D7051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515E7D color

#515E7D rgb(81, 94, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515E7D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 49% blue (81, 94, 125).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#515E7D color codes

HEX	`#515E7D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, 3.11, -19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 19.27, 279.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.097, 11.235, 20.982)`
Decimal	`5332605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E7D, 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 #515E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #515E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e7d; }
.text { color: #515e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e7d, #5a517d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #515E7D?: #515E7D 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 #515E7D?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 125: 81 red, 94 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E7D?: The complementary color is #7D7051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.