#5179B8 Color

#5179B8 is rgb(81, 121, 184) in RGB and hsl(217, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5179B8

HEX#5179B8

RGBrgb(81, 121, 184)

HSLhsl(217, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(217, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.108 259.2)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 34%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5179B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5179B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5179B8 Complementary#B89151 Analogous#51ACB8 Analogous#5D51B8 Triadic#B85179 Triadic#79B851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5179B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B8CC2 #809DCB #9AB1D6 #AFC1DE #C9D5E9 #DEE6F2

Shades

#4368A3 #38578A #2E4770 #253A5B #1B2941 #101928

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