#518EB8

#518EB8

Color Values

HEX

#518EB8

RGB

81, 142, 184

HSL

204.5, 42.0%, 52.0%

HSV

204.5, 56.0%, 72.2%

CMYK

56.0%, 22.8%, 0.0%, 27.8%

OKLCH

0.6228 0.0899 240.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#518EB8

#B87B51

Analogous

#51B8AF

#515BB8

#518EB8

Triadic

#518EB8

#B8518E

#8EB851

Split Complementary

#518EB8

#B8515B

#B8AF51

Tetradic

#518EB8

#AF51B8

#B87B51

#5BB851

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#518EB8

Protanopia

#6B6CAE

Deuteranopia

#6863AB

Tritanopia

#54A6A4

Achromatopsia

#848484

CSS Usage

background-color: #518EB8;
color: #518EB8;
border-color: #518EB8;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8FA
100
#E7EEF4
200
#CCDEEA
300
#A8C7DC
400
#79A8C8
500
#4A89B5
600
#3B6E91
700
#2F5874
800
#25455B
900
#1E3443
950
#13212A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.55:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.91:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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