Information about #5188C8 color

#5188C8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5188C8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 136, 200) — 31.8% red, 53.3% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 25 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5188C8 is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silk Blue (#488AC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Float (#4C81C3) and Havelock Blue (#5784C1).

The recipe behind #5188C8 is rgb(81, 136, 200), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. No one has named #5188C8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5188C8 color variations

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#5188C8 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 #5188C8

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

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5188C8
  • RGB81, 136, 200
  • CMYK47, 25, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(81, 136, 200)
  • HSL212°, 52%, 55%
  • HSL Precise212.269°, 51.965%, 55.098%
  • HSV212°, 60%, 78%
  • HSB212°, 60%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.533, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.533, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.533, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5188C8
  • DECIMAL ID5343432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01