All About Color #51A0C8

#51A0C8

About #51A0C8

#51A0C8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #51A0C8. In RGB it is red 81, green 160, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 52%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 60%, 20%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.91:1 on white and 7.21:1 on black.

#51A0C8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, A0, C8
CMYK59.50%, 20.00%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal81, 160, 200
HSL200°, 52%, 55%
RGB Octal121, 240, 310
HSV (HSB)200.17°, 59.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary1010001, 10100000, 11001000
CIE-L*AB62.56, -12.43, -27.83
RGB Percent31.76%, 62.75%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH62.56, 30.48, 245.94
XYZ26.39, 31.06, 59.25
CIE-L*UV62.56, -32.77, -41.57
xyY0.23, 0.27, 31.06
Hunter-Lab55.73, -13.01, -24.02
RYB31.76%, 50.38%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#51A0C8 on a dark background: contrast 7.21:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#51A0C8 on a light background: contrast 2.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #51A0C8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#51A0C8 · #96C6DE · #2D6F8F · #C87851 · #DEAE96

Analogous palette

#51C878 · #51C8B4 · #51A0C8 · #5164C8 · #7851C8

Triadic palette

#51A0C8 · #C851A0 · #A0C851 · #96C6DE · #DE96C6

Tetradic palette

#51A0C8 · #B451C8 · #C87851 · #64C851 · #2D6F8F

Monochromatic palette

#1F4B61 · #31789B · #51A0C8 · #8BC0DA · #C5DFED

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