Information about #00518F color

#00518F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#00518F falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(0, 81, 143) — 0% red, 31.8% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 24 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #00518F reads as a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mavericks Blue (#00538C). Slightly further away sit Medium Electric Blue (#035096) and USAFA Blue (#004F98).

In RGB terms — rgb(0, 81, 143) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #00518F: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#00518F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#00518F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#00518F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#004072

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#003055

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#002039

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#00101C

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Black

#000000

#00518F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#105B94

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#256596

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#3F6E93

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#5D778B

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Grey

#808080

#00518F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#21008E

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#00178E

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#008A8E

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#008E5A

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#008E21

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#00518F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#8F3E00
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#00518F
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#8F8500
#8F8500

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#8F000A
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#00518F
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#008F85
#008F85

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#00518F
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#8F0051
#8F0051

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#518F00
#518F00

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#00518F
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#3E008F
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#8F3E00
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#518F00
#518F00

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#85008F
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#8F3E00
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#0A8F00
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Nearest named colors to #00518F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mavericks Blue color link
Mavericks Blue

#00538C

Medium Electric Blue color link
Medium Electric Blue

#035096

USAFA Blue color link
USAFA Blue

#004F98

Windows XP Desktop color link
Windows XP Desktop

#004E98

Congress Blue color link
Congress Blue

#02478E

Lowes Blue color link
Lowes Blue

#004792

Chelsea Blue color link
Chelsea Blue

#034694

Deep Sea Blue color link
Deep Sea Blue

#015482

KC Royals Blue color link
KC Royals Blue

#004687

Porto Blue color link
Porto Blue

#00428C

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

Darkish Blue color link
Darkish Blue

#014182

#00518F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#00518F color image #00518F color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#00518F color image #00518F color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#00518F
  • RGB0, 81, 143
  • CMYK56, 24, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(0, 81, 143)
  • HSL206°, 100%, 28%
  • HSL Precise206.014°, 100%, 28.039%
  • HSV206°, 100%, 56%
  • HSB206°, 100%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.318, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.318, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.318, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID00518F
  • DECIMAL ID20879
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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