#51a8da

Color #51a8da

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#51a8da

RGB

rgb(81, 168, 218)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 64.9%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 62.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(65.6, -11.13, -33.1)

LCH

lch(65.6, 34.92, 251.41)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.1112, 236.6)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 31.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#da8351

Analogous

#51dac7

#51a8da

#5163da

Triadic

#51a8da

#da51a8

#a8da51

Split-complementary

#51a8da

#da5163

#dac751

Tetradic

#51a8da

#8351da

#da8351

#a8da51

Square

#51a8da

#c751da

#da8351

#63da51

Shades

Color #51a8da mixed toward black.

#2c92cd

#2375a4

#1a587b

#113b52

#091d29

Tints

Color #51a8da mixed toward white.

#6eb6e0

#8bc5e6

#a8d3ec

#c5e2f3

#e2f0f9

Tones

Color #51a8da mixed toward gray.

#5ca5cf

#68a2c3

#739fb8

#7f9cac

#8a99a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081cf · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#7b74cd · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#58c6c4 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #51a8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51a8da]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#51a8da (#51a8da) is rgb(81, 168, 218) in RGB.

No, #51a8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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