All About Color #518BD2

#518BD2

About #518BD2

#518BD2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #518BD2. In RGB it is red 81, green 139, blue 210; in HSL it is hue 213°, saturation 59%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 61%, 34%, 0%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 3.52:1 on white and 5.97:1 on black.

#518BD2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 8B, D2
CMYK61.43%, 33.81%, 0.00%, 17.65%
RGB Decimal81, 139, 210
HSL213°, 59%, 57%
RGB Octal121, 213, 322
HSV (HSB)213.02°, 61.43%, 82.35%
RGB Binary1010001, 10001011, 11010010
CIE-L*AB56.95, 2.74, -42.19
RGB Percent31.76%, 54.51%, 82.35%
CIE-L*CH56.95, 42.28, 273.71
XYZ24.26, 24.87, 64.49
CIE-L*UV56.95, -24.86, -66.23
xyY0.21, 0.22, 24.87
Hunter-Lab49.87, -0.43, -41.77
RYB31.76%, 47.46%, 82.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#518BD2 on a dark background: contrast 5.97:1, passes WCAG AA.
#518BD2 on a light background: contrast 3.52:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #518BD2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#518BD2 · #9ABBE5 · #295E9E · #D29851 · #E5C39A

Analogous palette

#51D298 · #51CCD2 · #518BD2 · #5751D2 · #9851D2

Triadic palette

#518BD2 · #D2518B · #8BD251 · #9ABBE5 · #E59ABB

Tetradic palette

#518BD2 · #D251CC · #D29851 · #51D257 · #295E9E

Monochromatic palette

#1C416D · #2C65AA · #518BD2 · #8DB3E2 · #CADCF1

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