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Recognised as Colour

#518FF7

  • #518FF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#518FF7 is a blue with RGB values 81, 143, 247 and HSL 218°, 91%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#518FF7#518FF7
HEX#518FF7
RGBrgb(81, 143, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.5608, 0.9686
RGB percentages31.8%, 56.1%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(217.6, 91.2%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 67.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK67.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,345,271
CSS custom property--colour: #518FF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#AE7008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E99FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4289F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7B951
Analogous#51E2F7, #6651F7
Triadic#F7518F, #8FF751
Split complementary#F76651, #E2F751
Tetradic#F751E2, #F7B951, #51F766

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3EDFE
Lighter +20%#B3CEFB
Lighter +10%#82AEF9
Darker −10%#2070F5
Darker −20%#0A57D8
Darker −30%#0843A7
Darker −40%#053077
More saturated +25%#498DFF
Less saturated −25%#6895E0

Channel breakdown

R81
G143
B247
Red81 (31.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue217.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.21%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 8F · B F7

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