#5181B8 Color

#5181B8 is rgb(81, 129, 184) in RGB and hsl(212, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5181B8

HEX#5181B8

RGBrgb(81, 129, 184)

HSLhsl(212, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(212, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.1 252.8)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 30%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5181B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5181B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5181B8 Complementary#B88851 Analogous#51B5B8 Analogous#5551B8 Triadic#B85181 Triadic#81B851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5181B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B94C2 #80A3CB #9AB6D6 #AFC5DE #C9D8E9 #DEE7F2

Shades

#4370A3 #385E8A #2E4D70 #253E5B #1B2D41 #101B28

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