#517CC8 Color

#517CC8 is rgb(81, 124, 200) in RGB and hsl(218, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517CC8

HEX#517CC8

RGBrgb(81, 124, 200)

HSLhsl(218, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(218, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.126 261.1)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 38%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517CC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517CC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517CC8 Complementary#C89C51 Analogous#51B8C8 Analogous#6051C8 Triadic#C8517C Triadic#7CC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517CC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#688ECF #7F9FD7 #96B1DE #B1C5E7 #C9D6EE #E0E8F5

Shades

#3B69BA #31589B #284880 #203965 #172A4A #0D182B

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