#518ec7

Color #518ec7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#518ec7

RGB

rgb(81, 142, 199)

HSL

hsl(209, 51.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 59.3%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(57.29, -2.64, -35.45)

LCH

lch(57.29, 35.55, 265.74)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1074, 248.36)

HWB

hwb(209, 31.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c78a51

Analogous

#51c7c5

#518ec7

#5153c7

Triadic

#518ec7

#c7518e

#8ec751

Split-complementary

#518ec7

#c75153

#c7c551

Tetradic

#518ec7

#8a51c7

#c78a51

#8ec751

Square

#518ec7

#c551c7

#c78a51

#53c751

Shades

Color #518ec7 mixed toward black.

#3977b1

#2d5f8d

#22476a

#172f47

#0b1823

Tints

Color #518ec7 mixed toward white.

#6ea1d0

#8bb4da

#a8c6e3

#c5d9ec

#e2ecf6

Tones

Color #518ec7 mixed toward gray.

#5b8ebd

#658db3

#6e8da9

#788da0

#828c96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171bb · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#6d68b8 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#55b1af · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #518ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#518ec7]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#518ec7 (#518ec7) is rgb(81, 142, 199) in RGB.

No, #518ec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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