#517DA4 Color

#517DA4 is rgb(81, 125, 164) in RGB and hsl(208, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517DA4

HEX#517DA4

RGBrgb(81, 125, 164)

HSLhsl(208, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(208, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.078 246.4)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 24%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517DA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517DA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517DA4 Complementary#A47851 Analogous#51A4A1 Analogous#5154A4 Triadic#A4517D Triadic#7DA451

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517DA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658FB3 #7DA0BF #95B2CB #B0C6D8 #C8D7E4 #E0E9F0

Shades

#476E90 #3B5B78 #314C63 #273C4F #1D2C3A #111A22

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