#51b9e2

Color #51b9e2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#51b9e2

RGB

rgb(81, 185, 226)

HSL

hsl(197, 71.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197, 64.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.83, -17.7, -29.42)

LCH

lch(70.83, 34.33, 238.97)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1119, 227.28)

HWB

hwb(197, 31.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e27a51

Analogous

#51e2c3

#51b9e2

#5170e2

Triadic

#51b9e2

#e251b9

#b9e251

Split-complementary

#51b9e2

#e25170

#e2c351

Tetradic

#51b9e2

#7a51e2

#e27a51

#b9e251

Square

#51b9e2

#c351e2

#e27a51

#70e251

Shades

Color #51b9e2 mixed toward black.

#25a7db

#1d86af

#166584

#0f4358

#07222c

Tints

Color #51b9e2 mixed toward white.

#6ec5e7

#8bd0ec

#a8dcf0

#c5e8f5

#e2f3fa

Tones

Color #51b9e2 mixed toward gray.

#5db4d6

#69aeca

#75a9be

#81a4b2

#8d9fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8cd9 · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#857cd7 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#5ad2d0 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #51b9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51b9e2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#51b9e2 (#51b9e2) is rgb(81, 185, 226) in RGB.

No, #51b9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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