All About Color #51517B

#51517B

About #51517B

#51517B is a medium blue color with the hex code #51517B. In RGB it is red 81, green 81, blue 123; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 21%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 34%, 34%, 0%, 52%. Its contrast ratio is 7.47:1 on white and 2.81:1 on black.

#51517B Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 51, 7B
CMYK34.15%, 34.15%, 0.00%, 51.76%
RGB Decimal81, 81, 123
HSL240°, 21%, 40%
RGB Octal121, 121, 173
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 34.15%, 48.24%
RGB Binary1010001, 1010001, 1111011
CIE-L*AB36.11, 10.74, -23.78
RGB Percent31.76%, 31.76%, 48.24%
CIE-L*CH36.11, 26.10, 294.30
XYZ9.91, 9.06, 19.97
CIE-L*UV36.11, -2.43, -33.74
xyY0.25, 0.23, 9.06
Hunter-Lab30.11, 6.07, -18.24
RYB31.76%, 31.76%, 48.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#51517B on a dark background: contrast 2.81:1, fails WCAG AA.
#51517B on a light background: contrast 7.47:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #51517B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #51517B. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#51517B · #7D7DAA · #2C2C44 · #7B7B51 · #AAAA7D

Analogous palette

#517B7B · #51667B · #51517B · #66517B · #7B517B

Triadic palette

#51517B · #7B5151 · #517B51 · #7D7DAA · #AA7D7D

Tetradic palette

#51517B · #7B5166 · #7B7B51 · #517B66 · #2C2C44

Monochromatic palette

#14141F · #32324D · #51517B · #7474A4 · #A2A2C3

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