#5172B8 Color

#5172B8 is rgb(81, 114, 184) in RGB and hsl(221, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5172B8

HEX#5172B8

RGBrgb(81, 114, 184)

HSLhsl(221, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(221, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(56% 0.116 263.9)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5172B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5172B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5172B8 Complementary#B89751 Analogous#51A5B8 Analogous#6451B8 Triadic#B85172 Triadic#72B851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5172B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B86C2 #8098CB #9AADD6 #AFBEDE #C9D3E9 #DEE5F2

Shades

#4361A3 #38528A #2E4370 #25365B #1B2741 #101828

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