#518DB8

#518DB8

Color Values

HEX

#518DB8

RGB

81, 141, 184

HSL

205.0, 42.0%, 52.0%

HSV

205.0, 56.0%, 72.2%

CMYK

56.0%, 23.4%, 0.0%, 27.8%

OKLCH

0.6205 0.0905 241.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#518DB8

#B87C51

Analogous

#51B8AF

#515AB8

#518DB8

Triadic

#518DB8

#B8518D

#8DB851

Split Complementary

#518DB8

#B8515A

#B8AF51

Tetradic

#518DB8

#AF51B8

#B87C51

#5AB851

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#518DB8

Protanopia

#6B6CAE

Deuteranopia

#6863AB

Tritanopia

#54A5A4

Achromatopsia

#838383

CSS Usage

background-color: #518DB8;
color: #518DB8;
border-color: #518DB8;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8FA
100
#E7EEF4
200
#CCDEEA
300
#A8C6DC
400
#79A7C8
500
#4A88B5
600
#3B6D91
700
#2F5774
800
#25445B
900
#1E3443
950
#13212A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.59:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.85:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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