#5170B8 Color

#5170B8 is rgb(81, 112, 184) in RGB and hsl(222, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5170B8

HEX#5170B8

RGBrgb(81, 112, 184)

HSLhsl(222, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(222, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.118 265.2)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 39%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5170B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5170B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5170B8 Complementary#B89951 Analogous#51A3B8 Analogous#6651B8 Triadic#B85170 Triadic#70B851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5170B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B85C2 #8097CB #9AACD6 #AFBDDE #C9D2E9 #DEE4F2

Shades

#435FA3 #38518A #2E4270 #25355B #1B2641 #101728

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