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Hex #516cab

#516cab is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #516cab color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#516cab Conversion table

Category

blue (dark blue)

HEX

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 RGB

R 81   G 108   B 171   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 222   S 0.36   L 0.49

 CMYK

C 35%   M 25%   Y 0%   K 33%
Usage of blue The color #516cab is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#516cab Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#516cab to RGB conversion

Red81
81% RED
Green108
108% GREEN
Blue171
171% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(81, 108, 171); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(81, 108, 171); // for css background-color

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#516cab to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
35.29 % 24.71 % 0 % 32.94 %

#516cab to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
222 0.36 0.49

CSS code: color: hsl(222, 36%, 49%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #516cab

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: recommended
Usage for headings: recommended
Usage as fill color: use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons: recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #516cab

This shows how text with the hex-color #516cab would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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