#5156B3 Color

#5156B3 is rgb(81, 86, 179) in RGB and hsl(237, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5156B3

HEX#5156B3

RGBrgb(81, 86, 179)

HSLhsl(237, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(237, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.145 277.4)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 52%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5156B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5156B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5156B3 Complementary#B3AE51 Analogous#5187B3 Analogous#7D51B3 Triadic#B35156 Triadic#56B351

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5156B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A6EBE #7F83C7 #989BD2 #B1B3DD #CACBE8 #DFE0F1

Shades

#44499C #3B3F87 #30336E #252855 #1A1C3C #111227

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