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#51BBFB

#51bbfb ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#51bbfb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 73.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.73% cyan, 25.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 202.59°, with 95.51% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.4426

Complementary

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #fb9151

Split complementary

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #fb5166
  3. #fbe651

Analogous

  1. #51fbe6
  2. #51bbfb
  3. #5166fb

Triadic

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #fb51bb
  3. #bbfb51

Tetradic

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #9151fb
  3. #fb9151
  4. #bbfb51

Square

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #e651fb
  3. #fb9151
  4. #66fb51

Monochromatic

  1. #046faf
  2. #069ef9
  3. #51bbfb
  4. #9cd8fd
  5. #e7f5fe

Shades

#51bbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #49a8e2
  3. #4196c9
  4. #3983b0
  5. #317097
  6. #295e7e
  7. #204b64
  8. #18384b
  9. #102532
  10. #081319
  11. #000000

Tints

#51bbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #62c2fb
  3. #74c9fc
  4. #85cffc
  5. #97d6fd
  6. #a8ddfd
  7. #b9e4fd
  8. #cbebfe
  9. #dcf1fe
  10. #eef8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51bbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51bbfb
  2. #56b5ef
  3. #5aafe2
  4. #5fa9d6
  5. #64a3ca
  6. #699ebe
  7. #6d98b1
  8. #7292a5
  9. #778c99
  10. #7b868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dbbfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86aafa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85bbfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74b1fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51bbfb {
  color: #51bbfb;
}
Background
.bg-51bbfb {
  background-color: #51bbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51bbfb {
  border: 2px solid #51bbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51bbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 187 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51bbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51bbfb, #5166fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51bbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 187 251 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.29 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.80 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.01 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.57 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #ae4404 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#51bbfb  rgb(81, 187, 251)  hsl(203, 96%, 65%)  Maya Blue
#fb9151  rgb(251, 145, 81)  hsl(23, 96%, 65%)  Mango Tango
#fb51bb  rgb(251, 81, 187)  hsl(323, 96%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#bbfb51  rgb(187, 251, 81)  hsl(83, 96%, 65%)  Green Yellow