Palettes / Colors / #516BE5

#516BE5 — Blue

#516BE5 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #516BE5 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#516BE5 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 #E5CA52; it also sits naturally between #52B7E5 and #8152E5. 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 90%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #516BE5

.text { color: #516BE5; }
.background { background-color: #516BE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #516BE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 107, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 74%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #516BE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 107, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #516BE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 107, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#516BE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#516BE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5CA52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #516BE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #516BE5

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #516BE5 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 #516BE5 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

← #516BE4  ·  #516BE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #516BE5?

#516BE5 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 81, 107, 229). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #516BE5?

#516BE5 is RGB 81, 107, 229 — HSL 229°, 74%, 61% — CMYK 65%, 53%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #516BE5?

Its complement is #E5CA52; analogous partners are #52B7E5 and #8152E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #516BE5 for text?

Black text on #516BE5 has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.58:1.