#518AB3 Color

#518AB3 is rgb(81, 138, 179) in RGB and hsl(205, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518AB3

HEX#518AB3

RGBrgb(81, 138, 179)

HSLhsl(205, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(205, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.087 241.4)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 23%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518AB3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518AB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518AB3 Complementary#B37A51 Analogous#51B3AB Analogous#5159B3 Triadic#B3518A Triadic#8AB351

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518AB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A9BBE #7FA9C7 #98BAD2 #B1CBDD #CADBE8 #DFEAF1

Shades

#44779C #3B6787 #30546E #254155 #1A2E3C #111E27

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