#517DA9 Color

#517DA9 is rgb(81, 125, 169) in RGB and hsl(210, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517DA9

HEX#517DA9

RGBrgb(81, 125, 169)

HSLhsl(210, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(210, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.084 249.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 26%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517DA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517DA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517DA9 Complementary#A97D51 Analogous#51A9A9 Analogous#5151A9 Triadic#A9517D Triadic#7DA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517DA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#688FB6 #80A1C2 #98B2CD #B0C4D9 #C8D6E4 #E0E8F0

Shades

#476E94 #3C5C7C #324C67 #263B4F #1C2B3B #111922

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