Information about #51687B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #51687B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 104, 123) — 31.8% red, 40.8% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 7 / 0 / 52. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #51687B feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Seachange (#4E6E81).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 104, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #51687B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #51687B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51687B color variations

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

#51687B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51687B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51687B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51687B 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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#51687B 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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Nearest named colors to #51687B

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

#51687B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51687B
  • RGB81, 104, 123
  • CMYK16, 7, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 104, 123)
  • HSL207°, 21%, 40%
  • HSL Precise207.143°, 20.588%, 40%
  • HSV207°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB207°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.408, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.408, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.408, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51687B
  • DECIMAL ID5335163
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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