#518B9A Color

#518B9A is rgb(81, 139, 154) in RGB and hsl(192, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518B9A

HEX#518B9A

RGBrgb(81, 139, 154)

HSLhsl(192, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(192, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.065 216.3)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 10%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518B9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518B9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518B9A Complementary#9A5F51 Analogous#519A84 Analogous#51679A Triadic#9A518B Triadic#8B9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518B9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#629DAC #7DAEBA #94BDC7 #AFCDD5 #C6DCE1 #E1ECEF

Shades

#467986 #3C6772 #31555E #274349 #1C3035 #121E21

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