All About Color #51556C

#51556C

About #51556C

#51556C is a dark blue color with the hex code #51556C. In RGB it is red 81, green 85, blue 108; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 14%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 25%, 21%, 0%, 58%. Its contrast ratio is 7.33:1 on white and 2.87:1 on black.

#51556C Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 55, 6C
CMYK25.00%, 21.30%, 0.00%, 57.65%
RGB Decimal81, 85, 108
HSL231°, 14%, 37%
RGB Octal121, 125, 154
HSV (HSB)231.11°, 25.00%, 42.35%
RGB Binary1010001, 1010101, 1101100
CIE-L*AB36.61, 4.03, -13.71
RGB Percent31.76%, 33.33%, 42.35%
CIE-L*CH36.61, 14.29, 286.39
XYZ9.35, 9.33, 15.50
CIE-L*UV36.61, -3.24, -18.77
xyY0.27, 0.27, 9.33
Hunter-Lab30.54, 1.18, -8.70
RYB31.76%, 33.13%, 42.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#51556C on a dark background: contrast 2.87:1, fails WCAG AA.
#51556C on a light background: contrast 7.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #51556C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#51556C · #7C819C · #2A2C37 · #6C6851 · #9C977C

Analogous palette

#516C68 · #51626C · #51556C · #5A516C · #68516C

Triadic palette

#51556C · #6C5155 · #556C51 · #7C819C · #9C7C81

Tetradic palette

#51556C · #6C5162 · #6C6851 · #516C5A · #2A2C37

Monochromatic palette

#0F1014 · #303340 · #51556C · #737996 · #9FA3B7

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