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#5195FB Color

#5195FB is rgb(81, 149, 251) in RGB, hsl(216, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5195FB
HEX#5195FB
RGBrgb(81, 149, 251)
HSLhsl(216, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(216, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.167 258.4)
LABlab(60.98% 3.05 -58.33)
LCHlch(60.98% 58.41 273.00)

What #5195FB 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 #5195FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 7.29Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.14Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.16Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 9.47United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.33Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 12.4

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

#5195FB Channel Values

How #5195FB 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 81 · G 149 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5195FB 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5195FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5195FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5195FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5195FB
Complementary
#FBB750
Analogous
#50EAFB
Analogous
#6150FB
Triadic
#FB5095
Triadic
#95FB50
Split comp.
#FB6150
Split comp.
#EAFB50

Tints & Shades of #5195FB

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

#69A4FC
#7DB0FC
#96BFFD
#AFCEFD
#C8DEFE
#DCEAFE

Shades

#2379FB
#0563F0
#0450C3
#033E96
#022B69
#011B41

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5195FB.

How #5195FB 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#5195FB
Protanopia#8C8CFB
Protanomaly#7990FB
Deuteranopia#8383FC
Deuteranomaly#738BFB
Tritanopia#00A7A7
Tritanomaly#32A0CE
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5195FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5195fb: #5195FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5195FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5195fb': '#5195FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.584, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_5195fb">#5195FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#5195FB"

More Blue Colors

#5195FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5195FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5195FB?

#5195FB is a light blue — rgb(81, 149, 251) in RGB and hsl(216, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.29.

What is the RGB value of #5195FB?

#5195FB is rgb(81, 149, 251) — red 81, green 149, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5195FB?

#5195FB converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5195FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5195FB scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5195FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5195FB 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 dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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