All About Color #5151BD

#5151BD

About #5151BD

#5151BD is a medium blue color with the hex code #5151BD. In RGB it is red 81, green 81, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 45%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 57%, 57%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.44:1 on white and 3.26:1 on black.

#5151BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 51, BD
CMYK57.14%, 57.14%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal81, 81, 189
HSL240°, 45%, 53%
RGB Octal121, 121, 275
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 57.14%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1010001, 10111101
CIE-L*AB40.09, 31.51, -57.08
RGB Percent31.76%, 31.76%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH40.09, 65.20, 298.90
XYZ15.52, 11.31, 49.51
CIE-L*UV40.09, -6.13, -85.12
xyY0.20, 0.15, 11.31
Hunter-Lab33.63, 23.54, -63.75
RYB31.76%, 31.76%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5151BD on a dark background: contrast 3.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5151BD on a light background: contrast 6.44:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5151BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5151BD · #9494D6 · #313181 · #BDBD51 · #D6D694

Analogous palette

#51BDBD · #5187BD · #5151BD · #8751BD · #BD51BD

Triadic palette

#5151BD · #BD5151 · #51BD51 · #9494D6 · #D69494

Tetradic palette

#5151BD · #BD5187 · #BDBD51 · #51BD87 · #313181

Monochromatic palette

#202055 · #35358D · #5151BD · #8989D2 · #C0C0E7

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