Information about #51588E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned classic blue, #51588E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Twilight (#4E518B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Governor Bay (#51559B) and Dusky Blue (#475F94).
The recipe behind #51588E is rgb(81, 88, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #51588E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #51588E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#51588E color variations
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#51588E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#51588E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#51588E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#51588E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#51588E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #51588E color
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Nearest named colors to #51588E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4E518B
#51559B
#475F94
#4E5481
#525D80
#4E5180
#535E7F
#536893
#4F698B
#55698B
#4C567C
#564786
#51588E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#51588E
- RGB81, 88, 142
- CMYK24, 21, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(81, 88, 142)
- HSL233°, 27%, 44%
- HSL Precise233.115°, 27.354%, 43.725%
- HSV233°, 43%, 56%
- HSB233°, 43%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.345, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.345, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.345, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID51588E
- DECIMAL ID5331086
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
