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#517ED6 Color

#517ED6 is rgb(81, 126, 214) in RGB, hsl(220, 62%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 41%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#517ED6
HEX#517ED6
RGBrgb(81, 126, 214)
HSLhsl(220, 62%, 58%)
HSVhsv(220, 62%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 41%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.143 262.5)
LABlab(52.80% 5.43 -50.80)
LCHlch(52.80% 51.09 276.10)

What #517ED6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #517ED6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 8.48United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.69Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.79True Blue#0073CFΔE 9.42Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 9.49Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 9.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#517ED6 Channel Values

How #517ED6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 126 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 62% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 62% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #517ED6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #517ED6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #517ED6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #517ED6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#517ED6
Complementary
#D6AA51
Analogous
#51C0D6
Analogous
#6851D6
Triadic
#D6517E
Triadic
#7ED651
Split comp.
#D66851
Split comp.
#C0D651

Tints & Shades of #517ED6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A90DC
#7FA0E1
#98B2E7
#B1C5ED
#C9D7F2
#DEE6F7

Shades

#3065CF
#2A57B2
#224791
#1A3770
#12264E
#0C1832

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #517ED6.

How #517ED6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#517ED6
Protanopia#7878D6
Protanomaly#6A7AD6
Deuteranopia#7272D6
Deuteranomaly#6677D6
Tritanopia#2A8D8D
Tritanomaly#3D87AF
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #517ED6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-517ed6: #517ED6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #517ED6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-517ed6': '#517ED6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.494, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_517ed6">#517ED6</color>
SVG fillfill="#517ED6"

More Blue Colors

#517ED6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#517ED6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #517ED6?

#517ED6 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(81, 126, 214) in RGB and hsl(220, 62%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #517ED6?

#517ED6 is rgb(81, 126, 214) — red 81, green 126, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #517ED6?

#517ED6 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 41%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #517ED6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #517ED6 scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #517ED6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #517ED6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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