#517EA9 Color

#517EA9 is rgb(81, 126, 169) in RGB and hsl(209, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517EA9

HEX#517EA9

RGBrgb(81, 126, 169)

HSLhsl(209, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(209, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.083 248.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 25%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517EA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517EA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517EA9 Complementary#A97B51 Analogous#51A9A7 Analogous#5153A9 Triadic#A9517E Triadic#7EA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517EA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6890B6 #80A2C2 #98B3CD #B0C5D9 #C8D7E4 #E0E8F0

Shades

#476F94 #3C5D7C #324D67 #263B4F #1C2C3B #111A22

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