#51879E Color

#51879E is rgb(81, 135, 158) in RGB and hsl(198, 32%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51879E

HEX#51879E

RGBrgb(81, 135, 158)

HSLhsl(198, 32%, 47%)

HSVhsv(198, 49%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.067 227.2)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 15%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51879E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51879E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51879E Complementary#9E6951 Analogous#519E8F Analogous#51619E Triadic#9E5187 Triadic#879E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51879E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6499AF #7FABBD #97BAC9 #AECAD5 #C6D9E2 #E1EBEF

Shades

#47768A #3D6576 #325362 #263F4A #1C2E36 #111D22

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