Information about #5197CD color

#5197CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5197CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 151, 205) — 31.8% red, 59.2% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 21 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5197CD reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Celestial Blue (#4997D0). Slightly further away sit Carolina Blue (#56A0D3) and Rich Sky Blue (#528CD3).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 151, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5197CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5197CD color variations

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

#5197CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5197CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#337AB1

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Black

#000000

#5197CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#618DAF

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Grey

#808080

#5197CD 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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#51C8CC

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#5197CD 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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#CD8751
#CD8751

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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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#CDC451
#CDC451

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#CD5159
#CD5159

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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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#51CDC4
#51CDC4

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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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#CD5197
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#97CD51
#97CD51

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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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#8751CD
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#CD8751
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#97CD51
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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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#C451CD
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#CD8751
#CD8751

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#59CD51
#59CD51

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Nearest named colors to #5197CD

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

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

#5197CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5197CD
  • RGB81, 151, 205
  • CMYK49, 21, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(81, 151, 205)
  • HSL206°, 55%, 56%
  • HSL Precise206.129°, 55.357%, 56.078%
  • HSV206°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB206°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.592, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.592, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.592, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5197CD
  • DECIMAL ID5347277
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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