#517B9A Color

#517B9A is rgb(81, 123, 154) in RGB and hsl(205, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517B9A

HEX#517B9A

RGBrgb(81, 123, 154)

HSLhsl(205, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(205, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.067 241.4)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 20%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517B9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517B9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517B9A Complementary#9A6F51 Analogous#519A94 Analogous#51579A Triadic#9A517B Triadic#7B9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517B9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628DAC #7DA1BA #94B2C7 #AFC5D5 #C6D6E1 #E1E9EF

Shades

#466B86 #3C5B72 #314B5E #273B49 #1C2B35 #121B21

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