Information about #5178B3 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5178B3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 120, 179) — 31.8% red, 47.1% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 23 / 0 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5178B3 is a softly balanced azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cyan Azure (#4E82B4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Anchor (#526DB2) and Moderate Azure (#4A79A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(81, 120, 179)), which gives #5178B3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5178B3: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5178B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5178B3 color variations

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

#5178B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5178B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5178B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5178B3 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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#5178B3 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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#B35178
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#78B351
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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 #5178B3

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

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Moderate Azure color link
Moderate Azure

#4A79A8

Blue Yonder color link
Blue Yonder

#5072A7

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Quantum color link
Quantum

#4A6CB4

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Grizzlies Blue color link
Grizzlies Blue

#5D76A9

Moderate Cobalt Blue color link
Moderate Cobalt Blue

#4A6DA8

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

#5178B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5178B3
  • RGB81, 120, 179
  • CMYK38, 23, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(81, 120, 179)
  • HSL216°, 39%, 51%
  • HSL Precise216.122°, 39.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV216°, 55%, 70%
  • HSB216°, 55%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.471, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.471, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.471, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5178B3
  • DECIMAL ID5339315
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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