Palettes / Colors / #516BE3

#516BE3 — Blue

#516BE3 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

#516BE3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E2C850; it also sits naturally between #50B4E2 and #7E50E2. 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 42% · Blue 89%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #516BE3

.text { color: #516BE3; }
.background { background-color: #516BE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #516BE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 107, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 72%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #516BE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 107, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #516BE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 107, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#516BE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#516BE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2C850:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #516BE3: #FFFFFF.

How #516BE3 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #516BE3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #516BE2  ·  #516BE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #516BE3?

#516BE3 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 81, 107, 227). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #516BE3?

#516BE3 is RGB 81, 107, 227 — HSL 229°, 72%, 60% — CMYK 64%, 53%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #516BE3?

Its complement is #E2C850; analogous partners are #50B4E2 and #7E50E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #516BE3 for text?

White text on #516BE3 has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.56:1.