Palettes / Colors / #515A67

#515A67 — Dusty Blue

#515A67 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the blue family.

#515A67 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #675E51; it also sits naturally between #516567 and #535167. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 35% · Blue 40%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

Previews

CSS code for #515A67

.text { color: #515A67; }
.background { background-color: #515A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #515A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 90, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 12%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #515A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 90, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #515A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 90, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#515A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#515A67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #675E51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #515A67: #FFFFFF.

How #515A67 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #515A67 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #515A67?

#515A67 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 81, 90, 103). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #515A67?

#515A67 is RGB 81, 90, 103 — HSL 215°, 12%, 36% — CMYK 21%, 13%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #515A67?

Its complement is #675E51; analogous partners are #516567 and #535167. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #515A67 for text?

White text on #515A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.01:1.