What color is #515E83?

#515E83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515E83?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 131: 81 red, 94 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E83?

The complementary color is #837651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515E83 color

#515E83 rgb(81, 94, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515E83 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 51.4% blue (81, 94, 131).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#515E83 color codes

HEX	`#515E83`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, 4.85, -22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 22.78, 282.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.492, 11.393, 23.062)`
Decimal	`5332611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E83, 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 #515E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #515E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e83; }
.text { color: #515e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e83, #5d5183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #515E83?: #515E83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515E83?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 131: 81 red, 94 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E83?: The complementary color is #837651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.