#518DEE

#518DEE

Color Values

HEX

#518DEE

RGB

81, 141, 238

HSL

217.1, 82.2%, 62.5%

HSV

217.1, 66.0%, 93.3%

CMYK

66.0%, 40.8%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.6494 0.1584 259.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cornflowerblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#518DEE

#EEB251

Analogous

#51DBEE

#6351EE

#518DEE

Triadic

#518DEE

#EE518D

#8DEE51

Split Complementary

#518DEE

#EE6351

#DBEE51

Tetradic

#518DEE

#EE51DB

#EEB251

#51EE63

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#518DEE

Protanopia

#6B6CD7

Deuteranopia

#6863D1

Tritanopia

#54C4C0

Achromatopsia

#878787

CSS Usage

background-color: #518DEE;
color: #518DEE;
border-color: #518DEE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 500 #3B82F6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F6FD
100
#E1EAFA
200
#BED4F9
300
#8FB6F4
400
#538EEE
500
#1767E8
600
#1252BA
700
#0F4295
800
#0B3374
900
#0D2854
950
#081935

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.39:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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