#517D9A Color

#517D9A is rgb(81, 125, 154) in RGB and hsl(204, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517D9A

HEX#517D9A

RGBrgb(81, 125, 154)

HSLhsl(204, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(204, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.066 238.4)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 19%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517D9A 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 text4.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517D9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517D9A Complementary#9A6E51 Analogous#519A92 Analogous#51589A Triadic#9A517D Triadic#7D9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517D9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#628FAC #7DA2BA #94B2C7 #AFC6D5 #C6D6E1 #E1E9EF

Shades

#466C86 #3C5C72 #314C5E #273C49 #1C2B35 #121B21

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