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#51CBEE

#51cbee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#51cbee is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 79.61% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.97% cyan, 14.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.38°, with 82.2% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5063

Complementary

  1. #51cbee
  2. #ee7451

Split complementary

  1. #51cbee
  2. #ee517c
  3. #eec351

Analogous

  1. #51eec3
  2. #51cbee
  3. #517cee

Triadic

  1. #51cbee
  2. #ee51cb
  3. #cbee51

Tetradic

  1. #51cbee
  2. #7451ee
  3. #ee7451
  4. #cbee51

Square

  1. #51cbee
  2. #c351ee
  3. #ee7451
  4. #7cee51

Monochromatic

  1. #0f7997
  2. #16b0dd
  3. #51cbee
  4. #97e0f5
  5. #dcf5fc

Shades

#51cbee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51cbee
  2. #49b7d6
  3. #41a2be
  4. #398ea7
  5. #317a8f
  6. #296677
  7. #20515f
  8. #183d47
  9. #102930
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#51cbee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51cbee
  2. #62d0f0
  3. #74d5f1
  4. #85dbf3
  5. #97e0f5
  6. #a8e5f7
  7. #b9eaf8
  8. #cbeffa
  9. #dcf5fc
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51cbee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51cbee
  2. #56c4e3
  3. #5abcd8
  4. #5fb5cd
  5. #64adc2
  6. #69a6b7
  7. #6d9eac
  8. #7297a1
  9. #778f96
  10. #7b888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc3d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c6f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c8ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87bfee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51cbee {
  color: #51cbee;
}
Background
.bg-51cbee {
  background-color: #51cbee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51cbee {
  border: 2px solid #51cbee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51cbee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 203 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51cbee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51cbee, #517cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51cbee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 203 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.49 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.59 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.30 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.40 #ae3411 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#51cbee  rgb(81, 203, 238)  hsl(193, 82%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ee7451  rgb(238, 116, 81)  hsl(13, 82%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#ee51cb  rgb(238, 81, 203)  hsl(313, 82%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#cbee51  rgb(203, 238, 81)  hsl(73, 82%, 63%)  Pear