Chesty Bond Color

#516fa0

Chesty Bond is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #ae905f
Complementary Color #a08151
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.22° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.25% (better contrasting with white)
Chesty Bond Color Sample
Chesty Bond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #516fa0

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chesty Bond Color. The Hideout color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cowgirl Blue (#6a87ab) for more calm effect. Try Moody Indigo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a08151 is the best complementary color to Chesty Bond. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #516fa0 complementary color is Limed Oak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kashmir Blue are #5196a0 and #5a51a0. Thus found on the left and right of #516fa0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Chesty Bond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chesty Bond palette consists of #96a051 and #a05a51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a08151). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Matrix colors in combination with #516fa0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #516fa0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chesty Bond. Thus Asparagus and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chesty Bond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #516fa0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chesty Bond tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a08151) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0516f and #51a082.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #516fa0 is made of 23% red, 32% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Chesty Bond has a hue angle of 217.22°, a saturation of 32.78% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #516fa0 is made of 30.99% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #516fa0
RGB Decimal rgb(81,111,160)
RGB Percentage 23%, 32%, 45%
CMYK 30.99, 19.22, 0, 37.25
HSL hsl(217.22,32.78%,47.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.22,49.38%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.5203,3.2336,-29.8166)
XYZ xyz(15.4229,15.6563,35.4668)
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