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#517285 Color

#517285 is rgb(81, 114, 133) in RGB, hsl(202, 24%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#517285
HEX#517285
RGBrgb(81, 114, 133)
HSLhsl(202, 24%, 42%)
HSVhsv(202, 39%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.048 234.1)
LABlab(46.06% -8.37 -14.49)
LCHlch(46.06% 16.74 239.98)

What #517285 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 #517285, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 5.47Cadet#536872ΔE 7.37Teal Blue#367588ΔE 8.54Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 8.65Black Coral#54626FΔE 9.11Slate Gray#708090ΔE 9.16

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

#517285 Channel Values

How #517285 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 114 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 24% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 39% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #517285 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #517285 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #517285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #517285; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#517285
Complementary
#856451
Analogous
#51857E
Analogous
#515885
Triadic
#855172
Triadic
#728551
Split comp.
#855158
Split comp.
#857E51

Tints & Shades of #517285

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

#61889E
#7A9BAE
#93AEBD
#ADC1CD
#C6D4DC
#DFE7EC

Shades

#486475
#3C5462
#324752
#27363F
#1D292F
#11181C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #517285.

How #517285 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#517285
Protanopia#6D6D85
Protanomaly#636F85
Deuteranopia#686886
Deuteranomaly#606C85
Tritanopia#4D7575
Tritanomaly#4F747B
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #517285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-517285: #517285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #517285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-517285': '#517285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.447, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_517285">#517285</color>
SVG fillfill="#517285"

More Blue Colors

#517285 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#517285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #517285?

#517285 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(81, 114, 133) in RGB and hsl(202, 24%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #517285?

#517285 is rgb(81, 114, 133) — red 81, green 114, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #517285?

#517285 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #517285 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #517285 scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #517285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #517285 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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