Information about #518FCD color

#518FCD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #518FCD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 143, 205) — 31.8% red, 56.1% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 49 / 24 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #518FCD reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rich Sky Blue (#528CD3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Celestial Blue (#4997D0) and Silk Blue (#488AC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 143, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #518FCD: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #518FCD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#518FCD color variations

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

#518FCD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#518FCD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#518FCD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#518FCD 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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#518FCD 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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#CDCD51
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#CD5151
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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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#8FCD51
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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 #518FCD

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

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

#518FCD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#518FCD
  • RGB81, 143, 205
  • CMYK49, 24, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(81, 143, 205)
  • HSL210°, 55%, 56%
  • HSL Precise210°, 55.357%, 56.078%
  • HSV210°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB210°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.561, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.561, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.561, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID518FCD
  • DECIMAL ID5345229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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