#517BA9 Color

#517BA9 is rgb(81, 123, 169) in RGB and hsl(211, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517BA9

HEX#517BA9

RGBrgb(81, 123, 169)

HSLhsl(211, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(211, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.086 251.6)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 27%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517BA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517BA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517BA9 Complementary#A97E51 Analogous#51A7A9 Analogous#5351A9 Triadic#A9517B Triadic#7BA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517BA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#688DB6 #80A0C2 #98B2CD #B0C4D9 #C8D6E4 #E0E8F0

Shades

#476C94 #3C5B7C #324C67 #263A4F #1C2B3B #111922

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