Recognised as Colour
#519FAF
- #519FAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#519FAF is a cyan with RGB values 81, 159, 175 and HSL 190°, 37%, 50%. 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
#519FAF#519FAF
HEX#519FAF
RGBrgb(81, 159, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.6235, 0.6863
RGB percentages31.8%, 62.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(190.2, 37%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 53.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK53.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,349,295
CSS custom property--colour: #519FAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AE6050
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF6151
Analogous#51AF90, #5170AF
Triadic#AF519F, #9FAF51
Split complementary#AF5170, #AF9051
Tetradic#9051AF, #AF6151, #70AF51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G159
B175
Red81 (31.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue190.21°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 9F · B AF
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