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#051EFA Color

#051EFA is rgb(5, 30, 250) in RGB, hsl(234, 96%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 88%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache) (#2111EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#051EFA
HEX#051EFA
RGBrgb(5, 30, 250)
HSLhsl(234, 96%, 50%)
HSVhsv(234, 98%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 88%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(46% 0.299 264.5)
LABlab(31.25% 60.63 -106.40)
LCHlch(31.25% 122.47 299.68)

What #051EFA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #051EFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#051EFA Channel Values

How #051EFA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 30 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 96% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 98% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.16:1 vs white · 2.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #051EFA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #051EFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #051EFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #051EFA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #051EFA.

How #051EFA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#051EFA
Protanopia#1B1BFA
Protanomaly#141CFA
Deuteranopia#1818FA
Deuteranomaly#121BFA
Tritanopia#006666
Tritanomaly#0052B5
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #051EFA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-051efa: #051EFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #051EFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-051efa': '#051EFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.118, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_051efa">#051EFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#051EFA"

More Blue Colors

#051EFA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#051EFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #051EFA?

#051EFA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(5, 30, 250) in RGB and hsl(234, 96%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache) (#2111EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #051EFA?

#051EFA is rgb(5, 30, 250) — red 5, green 30, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #051EFA?

#051EFA converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 88%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #051EFA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #051EFA scores 8.16:1 against white and 2.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #051EFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #051EFA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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