#518BBD Color

#518BBD is rgb(81, 139, 189) in RGB and hsl(208, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518BBD

HEX#518BBD

RGBrgb(81, 139, 189)

HSLhsl(208, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(208, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.098 246.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 26%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#518BBD Complementary#BD8451 Analogous#51BDB9 Analogous#5155BD Triadic#BD518B Triadic#8BBD51

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#679AC5 #81ABCF #97BAD8 #B1CBE2 #C8DAEA #E1EBF4

Shades

#4179AA #376690 #2D5476 #23425C #192F43 #0F1D29

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