#51557B Color

#51557B is rgb(81, 85, 123) in RGB and hsl(234, 21%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#51557B

HEX#51557B

RGBrgb(81, 85, 123)

HSLhsl(234, 21%, 40%)

HSVhsv(234, 34%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(46.2% 0.062 279)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51557B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51557B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51557B Complementary#7B7751 Analogous#516A7B Analogous#62517B Triadic#7B5155 Triadic#557B51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51557B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#616694 #7A7FA8 #9397B8 #ACAFC9 #C4C6D9 #E0E1EB

Shades

#474A6C #3C405D #32354D #26283B #1C1E2B #12131C

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