#518AC8 Color

#518AC8 is rgb(81, 138, 200) in RGB and hsl(211, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518AC8

HEX#518AC8

RGBrgb(81, 138, 200)

HSLhsl(211, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(211, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.112 251.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 31%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518AC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518AC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518AC8 Complementary#C88E51 Analogous#51C6C8 Analogous#5351C8 Triadic#C8518A Triadic#8AC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518AC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689ACF #7FA9D7 #96B9DE #B1CBE7 #C9DBEE #E0EAF5

Shades

#3B78BA #31649B #285380 #204165 #17304A #0D1C2B

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