#517E9A Color

#517E9A is rgb(81, 126, 154) in RGB and hsl(203, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517E9A

HEX#517E9A

RGBrgb(81, 126, 154)

HSLhsl(203, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(203, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.066 236.9)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517E9A Complementary#9A6D51 Analogous#519A91 Analogous#51599A Triadic#9A517E Triadic#7E9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6290AC #7DA3BA #94B3C7 #AFC6D5 #C6D7E1 #E1EAEF

Shades

#466D86 #3C5D72 #314D5E #273C49 #1C2C35 #121B21

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