#516DA3 — Deep Blue

#516DA3 is a deep blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#516DA3
CSS Namesteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f3f5fa
100#e5eaf4
200#cfdaed
300#aec1e4
400#88a2d5
500#6c8bc6
600#5b79b1
700#496497
800#3c537f
900#32466d
950#1c2942

Accessibility

Contrast on white
5.16:1
Contrast on black
4.07:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whitePass
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whitePass
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 262.8); /* #f3f5fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 262.8); /* #e5eaf4 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.03 262.8); /* #cfdaed */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.054 262.8); /* #aec1e4 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.08 262.8); /* #88a2d5 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.096 262.8); /* #6c8bc6 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.094 262.8); /* #5b79b1 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.088 262.8); /* #496497 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.079 262.8); /* #3c537f */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.071 262.8); /* #32466d */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.05 262.8); /* #1c2942 */
}

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