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#51ECFE

#51ecfe ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#51ecfe is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 92.55% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.11% cyan, 7.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 186.24°, with 98.86% saturation and 65.69% 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 14.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.689

Complementary

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #fe6351

Split complementary

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #fe5196
  3. #feba51

Analogous

  1. #51feba
  2. #51ecfe
  3. #5196fe

Triadic

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #fe51ec
  3. #ecfe51

Tetradic

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #6351fe
  3. #fe6351
  4. #ecfe51

Square

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #ba51fe
  3. #fe6351
  4. #96fe51

Monochromatic

  1. #01a2b5
  2. #05e4fe
  3. #51ecfe
  4. #9df4fe
  5. #e9fdff

Shades

#51ecfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #49d4e5
  3. #41bdcb
  4. #39a5b2
  5. #318e98
  6. #29767f
  7. #205e66
  8. #18474c
  9. #102f33
  10. #081819
  11. #000000

Tints

#51ecfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #62eefe
  3. #74f0fe
  4. #85f2fe
  5. #97f4fe
  6. #a8f6ff
  7. #b9f7ff
  8. #cbf9ff
  9. #dcfbff
  10. #eefdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51ecfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51ecfe
  2. #56e1f1
  3. #5ad6e5
  4. #5fccd8
  5. #64c1cc
  6. #69b6bf
  7. #6dabb2
  8. #72a0a6
  9. #779699
  10. #7b8b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2e0e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9e3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0d0fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f6f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3e7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fdcfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f2f6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51ecfe {
  color: #51ecfe;
}
Background
.bg-51ecfe {
  background-color: #51ecfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-51ecfe {
  border: 2px solid #51ecfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51ecfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 236 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 99% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51ecfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51ecfe, #5196fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51ecfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 236 254 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.89 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.82 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.82 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.25 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.56 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.60 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.82 #ae1301 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#51ecfe  rgb(81, 236, 254)  hsl(186, 99%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#fe6351  rgb(254, 99, 81)  hsl(6, 99%, 66%)  Bittersweet
#fe51ec  rgb(254, 81, 236)  hsl(306, 99%, 66%)  Fuchsia
#ecfe51  rgb(236, 254, 81)  hsl(66, 99%, 66%)  Lemon Lime