#517E9E Color

#517E9E is rgb(81, 126, 158) in RGB and hsl(205, 32%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517E9E

HEX#517E9E

RGBrgb(81, 126, 158)

HSLhsl(205, 32%, 47%)

HSVhsv(205, 49%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.07 240.5)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 20%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517E9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517E9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517E9E Complementary#9E7151 Analogous#519E98 Analogous#51589E Triadic#9E517E Triadic#7E9E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517E9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6490AF #7FA3BD #97B4C9 #AEC5D5 #C6D6E2 #E1E9EF

Shades

#476E8A #3D5E76 #324E62 #263B4A #1C2B36 #111B22

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