#5172A4 Color

#5172A4 is rgb(81, 114, 164) in RGB and hsl(216, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5172A4

HEX#5172A4

RGBrgb(81, 114, 164)

HSLhsl(216, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(216, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.087 258.5)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 30%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5172A4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5172A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5172A4 Complementary#A48351 Analogous#519CA4 Analogous#5951A4 Triadic#A45172 Triadic#72A451

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5172A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6584B3 #7D98BF #95ABCB #B0C0D8 #C8D3E4 #E0E6F0

Shades

#476490 #3B5378 #314563 #27374F #1D283A #111822

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