Information about #051C3C color

#051C3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#051C3C falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 28, 60) — 2% red, 11% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 13 / 0 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#051C3C is a intensely saturated sky-leaning azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Maastricht Blue (#001C3D). Slightly further away sit Tangaroa (#03163C) and Dallas Cowboys Blue (#041E42).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(5, 28, 60)), which gives #051C3C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 17.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #051C3C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#051C3C color variations

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#051C3C 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 #051C3C

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

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

BMA Blue color link
BMA Blue

#00113F

Deep Cove color link
Deep Cove

#051040

Oxford Blue color link
Oxford Blue

#002147

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

#051C3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#051C3C
  • RGB5, 28, 60
  • CMYK22, 13, 0, 76
  • HSL215°, 85%, 13%
  • HSL Precise214.909°, 84.615%, 12.745%
  • HSV215°, 92%, 24%
  • HSB215°, 92%, 24%
  • HEX ID051C3C
  • DECIMAL ID334908
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
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