#518bf0

Color #518bf0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#518bf0

RGB

rgb(81, 139, 240)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 84.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 66.3%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.3%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(58.51, 12.9, -56.44)

LCH

lch(58.51, 57.9, 282.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1632, 260.69)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 31.8%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0b651

Analogous

#51daf0

#518bf0

#6651f0

Triadic

#518bf0

#f0518b

#8bf051

Split-complementary

#518bf0

#f06651

#daf051

Tetradic

#518bf0

#b651f0

#f0b651

#8bf051

Square

#518bf0

#f051da

#f0b651

#51f066

Shades

Color #518bf0 mixed toward black.

#206aec

#1153c5

#0d3e94

#092962

#041531

Tints

Color #518bf0 mixed toward white.

#6e9ef2

#8bb2f5

#a8c5f7

#c5d8fa

#e2ecfc

Tones

Color #518bf0 mixed toward gray.

#5e8ee3

#6b92d5

#7996c8

#8699bb

#939dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fdd · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#6b67d8 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#55ccc8 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #518bf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#518bf0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#518bf0 (#518bf0) is rgb(81, 139, 240) in RGB.

No, #518bf0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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