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Glidden Azure Afternoon / 89BG 37/353 / #51a7dd Hex Color Code

#51a7dd Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #51a7dd is a shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #51a7dd is comprised of 31.76% red, 65.49% green and 86.67% blue. In the HSL color space #51a7dd has a hue of 203° (degrees), 67% saturation and 59% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 480.6 nm.

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#51a7dd linear gradient to complementary #c69c68

  1. #51a7dd
  2. #75a5c9
  3. #8da3b6
  4. #a0a1a3
  5. #afa08f
  6. #bb9e7c
  7. #c69c68

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #2789bd
  2. #3793c8
  3. #449dd2
  4. #51a7dd
  5. #5db1e8
  6. #69bcf3
  7. #75c6fe

Tones

  1. #51a7dd
  2. #64a4d1
  3. #73a2c5
  4. #7e9fba
  5. #889cae
  6. #909aa3
  7. #979797

Tints and Shades

#51a7dd to white

  1. #51a7dd
  2. #76b5e3
  3. #95c3e9
  4. #b1d2ee
  5. #cce1f4
  6. #e5f0f9
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#51a7dd to black

  1. #51a7dd
  2. #4689b4
  3. #3a6c8d
  4. #2f5068
  5. #233645
  6. #161e25
  7. #000000 / #000

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#51a7dd HTML / CSS Code Examples

#51a7dd foreground

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<p style="color: #51a7dd">…</p>

#51a7dd background

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.

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#51a7dd shadow

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

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Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
5351389
Binary
01010001, 10100111, 11011101
Hexadecimal
#51a7dd
LRV
≈ 34.6%
Closest short hex
#5ad ΔE = 1.418
RGB
rgb(81, 167, 221)
RGBA
rgba(81, 167, 221, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.173, g: 0.356, b: 0.471
RYB
red: 31.765%, yellow: 52.657%, blue: 86.667%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-11425827 / 0xff51a7dd
HSL
hsl(203, 67%, 59%)
HSLA
hsla(203, 67%, 59%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 203° (203.143), saturation: 63% (0.633), value: 87% (0.867)
HSP
hue: 203.143, saturation: 63.348%, perceived brightness: 60.627%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 237.503, S: 79.473, L: 65.439
Cubehelix
H: -162.228, S: 0.812, L: 0.577
TSL
T: -1.996, S: 0.218, L: 0.578
CMYK
cyan: 63% (0.633), magenta: 24% (0.244), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 13% (0.133)
CMY
cyan: 68% (0.682), magenta: 35% (0.345), yellow: 13% (0.133)
XYZ
X: 30.258, Y: 34.604, Z: 73.477
xyY
x: 0.219, y: 0.250, Y: 34.604
CIELab
L: 65.439, a: -9.625, b: -35.014
CIELuv
L: 65.439, u: -34.542, v: -54.226
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 65.439, C: 36.312, H: 254.629
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 65.439, C: 64.293, H: 237.503
Hunter-Lab
L: 58.825, a: -11.128, b: -32.880
CIECAM02
J: 54.421, C: 49.710, h: 236.577, Q: 145.343, M: 43.470, s: 54.689, H: 298.913
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.235, jaune: -5.982, green: 3.770
LMS
L: 25.106, M: 37.899, S: 72.819
YCbCr
Y: 142.643, Cb: 164.434, Cr: 86.412
YCoCg
Y: 159.000, Cg: 8.000, Co: -14.750
YDbDr
Y: 147.442, Db: 110.682, Dr: 126.356
YPbPr
Y: 152.570, Pb: 36.890, Pr: -45.484
xvYCC
Y: 147.031, Cb: 160.405, Cr: 88.045
YIQ
Y: 147.442, I: -68.580, Q: -1.384
YUV
Y: 147.442, U: 36.199, V: -58.291
Okhsl
h: 238.965, s: 0.721, l: 0.649
Okhsv
h: 238.965. s: 0.694, v: 0.876
Okhwb
h: 238.965, w: 0.268, b: 0.124
Oklab
l: 0.698, a: -0.059, b: -0.098
Oklch
l: 0.698, c: 0.115, h: 238.965
Munsell Color System
2.5PB 6/10 ΔE = 1.672
Brand Color
Twitter ΔE = 3.164

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