#518A9E Color

#518A9E is rgb(81, 138, 158) in RGB and hsl(196, 32%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518A9E

HEX#518A9E

RGBrgb(81, 138, 158)

HSLhsl(196, 32%, 47%)

HSVhsv(196, 49%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.067 222.6)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 13%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518A9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518A9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518A9E Complementary#9E6651 Analogous#519E8C Analogous#51639E Triadic#9E518A Triadic#8A9E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518A9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#649BAF #7FADBD #97BCC9 #AECBD5 #C6DAE2 #E1EBEF

Shades

#47788A #3D6776 #325562 #26404A #1C2F36 #111D22

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