Information about #5171C2 color

#5171C2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5171C2 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 113, 194) — 31.8% red, 44.3% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 32 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5171C2 reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Skydiver (#4677C8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quantum (#4A6CB4) and Anchor (#526DB2).

The recipe behind #5171C2 is rgb(81, 113, 194), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5171C2 color variations

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#5171C2 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5171C2

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

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Quantum color link
Quantum

#4A6CB4

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Savoy Blue color link
Savoy Blue

#4B61D1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5171C2
  • RGB81, 113, 194
  • CMYK44, 32, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(81, 113, 194)
  • HSL223°, 48%, 54%
  • HSL Precise223.009°, 48.085%, 53.922%
  • HSV223°, 58%, 76%
  • HSB223°, 58%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.443, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.443, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.443, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5171C2
  • DECIMAL ID5337538
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01