#517D9E Color

#517D9E is rgb(81, 125, 158) in RGB and hsl(206, 32%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517D9E

HEX#517D9E

RGBrgb(81, 125, 158)

HSLhsl(206, 32%, 47%)

HSVhsv(206, 49%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.071 241.9)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 21%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517D9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517D9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517D9E Complementary#9E7351 Analogous#519E99 Analogous#51579E Triadic#9E517D Triadic#7D9E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517D9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#648FAF #7FA2BD #97B3C9 #AEC4D5 #C6D5E2 #E1E9EF

Shades

#476D8A #3D5D76 #324D62 #263A4A #1C2B36 #111B22

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