#518AC2 Color

#518AC2 is rgb(81, 138, 194) in RGB and hsl(210, 48%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518AC2

HEX#518AC2

RGBrgb(81, 138, 194)

HSLhsl(210, 48%, 54%)

HSVhsv(210, 58%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.104 249.5)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 29%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518AC2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518AC2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518AC2 Complementary#C28A51 Analogous#51C2C2 Analogous#5151C2 Triadic#C2518A Triadic#8AC251

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518AC2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6899CA #82ABD3 #99BADB #B0C9E3 #C6D9EB #E1EBF4

Shades

#3E78B1 #356697 #2C547D #21405E #182E44 #0F1C2A

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