All About Color #5151E1

#5151E1

About #5151E1

#5151E1 is a light blue color with the hex code #5151E1. In RGB it is red 81, green 81, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 71%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 64%, 64%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 5.81:1 on white and 3.61:1 on black.

#5151E1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 51, E1
CMYK64.00%, 64.00%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal81, 81, 225
HSL240°, 71%, 60%
RGB Octal121, 121, 341
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 64.00%, 88.24%
RGB Binary1010001, 1010001, 11100001
CIE-L*AB42.87, 43.28, -73.31
RGB Percent31.76%, 31.76%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH42.87, 85.14, 300.56
XYZ19.93, 13.07, 72.71
CIE-L*UV42.87, -7.93, -109.98
xyY0.19, 0.12, 13.07
Hunter-Lab36.15, 35.12, -93.93
RYB31.76%, 31.76%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5151E1 on a dark background: contrast 3.61:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5151E1 on a light background: contrast 5.81:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5151E1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5151E1 · #9F9FEF · #1F1FB7 · #E1E151 · #EFEF9F

Analogous palette

#51E1E1 · #5199E1 · #5151E1 · #9951E1 · #E151E1

Triadic palette

#5151E1 · #E15151 · #51E151 · #9F9FEF · #EF9F9F

Tetradic palette

#5151E1 · #E15199 · #E1E151 · #51E199 · #1F1FB7

Monochromatic palette

#161683 · #2121C4 · #5151E1 · #9292ED · #D3D3F8

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