#518ecb

Color #518ecb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#518ecb

RGB

rgb(81, 142, 203)

HSL

hsl(210, 54%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 60.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.1%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(57.47, -1.34, -37.42)

LCH

lch(57.47, 37.44, 267.95)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.1123, 250)

HWB

hwb(210, 31.8%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb8e51

Analogous

#51cbcb

#518ecb

#5151cb

Triadic

#518ecb

#cb518e

#8ecb51

Split-complementary

#518ecb

#cb5151

#cbcb51

Tetradic

#518ecb

#8e51cb

#cb8e51

#8ecb51

Square

#518ecb

#cb51cb

#cb8e51

#51cb51

Shades

Color #518ecb mixed toward black.

#3676b6

#2c5f92

#21476d

#162f49

#0b1824

Tints

Color #518ecb mixed toward white.

#6ea1d4

#8bb4dc

#a8c7e5

#c5d9ee

#e2ecf6

Tones

Color #518ecb mixed toward gray.

#5b8ec1

#658eb7

#708ead

#7a8ea2

#848e98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171bf · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#6d68bb · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#55b4b1 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #518ecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#518ecb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#518ecb (#518ecb) is rgb(81, 142, 203) in RGB.

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

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