Recognised as Colour
#519FA6
- #519FA6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#519FA6 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 159, 166 and HSL 185°, 34%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#519FA6#519FA6
HEX#519FA6
RGBrgb(81, 159, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6235, 0.651
RGB percentages31.8%, 62.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(184.9, 34.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 51.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK51.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,349,286
CSS custom property--colour: #519FA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#AE6059
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A65851
Analogous#51A683, #5174A6
Triadic#A6519F, #9FA651
Split complementary#A65174, #A68351
Tetradic#8351A6, #A65851, #75A651
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G159
B166
Red81 (31.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue184.94°
Saturation (HSL)34.41%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 9F · B A6
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