#517AA9 Color

#517AA9 is rgb(81, 122, 169) in RGB and hsl(212, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517AA9

HEX#517AA9

RGBrgb(81, 122, 169)

HSLhsl(212, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(212, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.086 252.7)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 28%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517AA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517AA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517AA9 Complementary#A98051 Analogous#51A6A9 Analogous#5451A9 Triadic#A9517A Triadic#7AA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517AA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#688CB6 #809EC2 #98B1CD #B0C3D9 #C8D5E4 #E0E8F0

Shades

#476B94 #3C5A7C #324B67 #26394F #1C2A3B #111922

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