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Colour

#518FA7

  • #518FA7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#518FA7 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 143, 167 and HSL 197°, 35%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#518FA7#518FA7
HEX#518FA7
RGBrgb(81, 143, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.5608, 0.6549
RGB percentages31.8%, 56.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(196.7, 34.7%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 51.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK51.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,345,191
CSS custom property--colour: #518FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#AE7058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828CA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7583A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1E9697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Teal · ΔE 20.4Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76951
Analogous#51A794, #5164A7
Triadic#A7518F, #8FA751
Split complementary#A75164, #A79451
Tetradic#9451A7, #A76951, #64A751

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E6EC
Lighter +30%#B6D1DB
Lighter +20%#93BBCB
Lighter +10%#71A6BA
Darker −10%#407285
Darker −20%#305462
Darker −30%#1F3740
Darker −40%#0E191E
More saturated +25%#329DC6
Less saturated −25%#708188

Channel breakdown

R81
G143
B167
Red81 (31.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue196.74°
Saturation (HSL)34.68%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 8F · B A7

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