#518AA9 Color

#518AA9 is rgb(81, 138, 169) in RGB and hsl(201, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518AA9

HEX#518AA9

RGBrgb(81, 138, 169)

HSLhsl(201, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(201, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.076 233.8)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518AA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518AA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518AA9 Complementary#A97051 Analogous#51A99C Analogous#515EA9 Triadic#A9518A Triadic#8AA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518AA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689BB6 #80ABC2 #98BBCD #B0CBD9 #C8DAE4 #E0EAF0

Shades

#477994 #3C657C #325567 #26414F #1C303B #111C22

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