#518bf2

Color #518bf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#518bf2

RGB

rgb(81, 139, 242)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 86.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 66.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.5%, 42.6%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(58.62, 13.58, -57.36)

LCH

lch(58.62, 58.95, 283.32)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1659, 260.98)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 31.8%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2b851

Analogous

#51dbf2

#518bf2

#6751f2

Triadic

#518bf2

#f2518b

#8bf251

Split-complementary

#518bf2

#f26751

#dbf251

Tetradic

#518bf2

#b851f2

#f2b851

#8bf251

Square

#518bf2

#f251db

#f2b851

#51f267

Shades

Color #518bf2 mixed toward black.

#1f69ee

#0f52c8

#0b3d96

#072964

#041432

Tints

Color #518bf2 mixed toward white.

#6e9ef4

#8bb2f6

#a8c5f8

#c5d8fb

#e2ecfd

Tones

Color #518bf2 mixed toward gray.

#5e8fe5

#6c92d7

#7996ca

#879abc

#949eaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fdf · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#6b67da · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#55ceca · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #518bf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#518bf2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#518bf2 (#518bf2) is rgb(81, 139, 242) in RGB.

No, #518bf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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