#517A9A Color

#517A9A is rgb(81, 122, 154) in RGB and hsl(206, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517A9A

HEX#517A9A

RGBrgb(81, 122, 154)

HSLhsl(206, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(206, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.068 242.9)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 21%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517A9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517A9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517A9A Complementary#9A7051 Analogous#519A95 Analogous#51569A Triadic#9A517A Triadic#7A9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517A9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628CAC #7DA0BA #94B1C7 #AFC4D5 #C6D5E1 #E1E9EF

Shades

#466A86 #3C5A72 #314A5E #273A49 #1C2A35 #121B21

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