#51699a

Color #51699a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#51699a

RGB

rgb(81, 105, 154)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 31.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 47.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(44.5, 5.02, -29.43)

LCH

lch(44.5, 29.86, 279.68)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.083, 263.77)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 31.8%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a8251

Analogous

#518e9a

#51699a

#5e519a

Triadic

#51699a

#9a5169

#699a51

Split-complementary

#51699a

#9a5e51

#8e9a51

Tetradic

#51699a

#82519a

#9a8251

#699a51

Square

#51699a

#9a518e

#9a8251

#519a5e

Shades

Color #51699a mixed toward black.

#435880

#364667

#28354d

#1b2333

#0d121a

Tints

Color #51699a mixed toward white.

#6980b0

#879ac0

#a5b3d0

#c3ccdf

#e1e6ef

Tones

Color #51699a mixed toward gray.

#576b94

#5d6d8e

#636f88

#697182

#6f737c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d90 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#5b598e · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#528886 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 18

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #51699a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51699a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#51699a (#51699a) is rgb(81, 105, 154) in RGB.

No, #51699a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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