All About Color #518DE1

#518DE1

About #518DE1

#518DE1 is a light blue color with the hex code #518DE1. In RGB it is red 81, green 141, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 215°, saturation 71%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 64%, 37%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 3.36:1 on white and 6.25:1 on black.

#518DE1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 8D, E1
CMYK64.00%, 37.33%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal81, 141, 225
HSL215°, 71%, 60%
RGB Octal121, 215, 341
HSV (HSB)215.00°, 64.00%, 88.24%
RGB Binary1010001, 10001101, 11100001
CIE-L*AB58.26, 6.59, -48.52
RGB Percent31.76%, 55.29%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH58.26, 48.96, 277.74
XYZ26.51, 26.24, 74.90
CIE-L*UV58.26, -25.27, -77.33
xyY0.21, 0.21, 26.24
Hunter-Lab51.22, 2.75, -50.85
RYB31.76%, 48.37%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#518DE1 on a dark background: contrast 6.25:1, passes WCAG AA.
#518DE1 on a light background: contrast 3.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #518DE1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #518DE1. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#518DE1 · #9FC0EF · #1F5EB7 · #E1A551 · #EFCE9F

Analogous palette

#51E1A5 · #51D5E1 · #518DE1 · #5D51E1 · #A551E1

Triadic palette

#518DE1 · #E1518D · #8DE151 · #9FC0EF · #EF9FC0

Tetradic palette

#518DE1 · #E151D5 · #E1A551 · #51E15D · #1F5EB7

Monochromatic palette

#164383 · #2165C4 · #518DE1 · #92B8ED · #D3E2F8

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