Information about #5199CD color

#5199CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5199CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 153, 205) — 31.8% red, 60% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 20 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5199CD reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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). Nearby in the Register you will also find Carolina Blue (#56A0D3) and Snap (#5BA0D0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(81, 153, 205)), which gives #5199CD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5199CD color variations

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#5199CD 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 #5199CD

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

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

#5199CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5199CD
  • RGB81, 153, 205
  • CMYK49, 20, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(81, 153, 205)
  • HSL205°, 55%, 56%
  • HSL Precise205.161°, 55.357%, 56.078%
  • HSV205°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB205°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.600, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.600, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.600, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5199CD
  • DECIMAL ID5347789
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01