#517EC8 Color

#517EC8 is rgb(81, 126, 200) in RGB and hsl(217, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#517EC8

HEX#517EC8

RGBrgb(81, 126, 200)

HSLhsl(217, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(217, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.124 259.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 37%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #517EC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #517EC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#517EC8 Complementary#C89A51 Analogous#51BAC8 Analogous#5F51C8 Triadic#C8517E Triadic#7EC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #517EC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#688FCF #7FA1D7 #96B2DE #B1C6E7 #C9D7EE #E0E8F5

Shades

#3B6CBA #315A9B #284A80 #203A65 #172B4A #0D192B

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