Information about #51BFFF color

#51BFFF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#51BFFF falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 191, 255) — 31.8% red, 74.9% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 68 / 25 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #51BFFF reads as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#65C5FF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brilliant Azure (#65B2FF) and Spring Sky (#3FB8F1).

The recipe behind #51BFFF is rgb(81, 191, 255), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #51BFFF: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #51BFFF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#51BFFF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51BFFF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51BFFF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#0EA6FF

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#007FC9

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Black

#000000

#51BFFF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#5AA8D5

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#639BBC

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Grey

#808080

#51BFFF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#51FFB3

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#51BFFF 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#FF9152
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#FFE852
#FFE852

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#FF5269
#FF5269

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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#52FFE8
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#51BFFF
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#FF52BF
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#BFFF52
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#51BFFF
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#9152FF
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#FF9152
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#BFFF52
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#E852FF
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#FF9152
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#69FF52
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Nearest named colors to #51BFFF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Light Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#65C5FF

Spring Sky color link
Spring Sky

#3FB8F1

Light Brilliant Azure color link
Light Brilliant Azure

#65B2FF

Brilliant Cerulean color link
Brilliant Cerulean

#51C2E7

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#51AFE7

Picton Blue color link
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

Jan Blue color link
Jan Blue

#48CAE4

Light Brilliant Cerulean color link
Light Brilliant Cerulean

#65D8FF

Brilliant Arctic Blue color link
Brilliant Arctic Blue

#51D5E7

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

#51BFFF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51BFFF
  • RGB81, 191, 255
  • CMYK68, 25, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(81, 191, 255)
  • HSL202°, 100%, 66%
  • HSL Precise202.069°, 100%, 65.882%
  • HSV202°, 68%, 100%
  • HSB202°, 68%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.749, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.749, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.749, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID51BFFF
  • DECIMAL ID5357567
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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