#518BCD Color

#518BCD is rgb(81, 139, 205) in RGB and hsl(212, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518BCD

HEX#518BCD

RGBrgb(81, 139, 205)

HSLhsl(212, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(212, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.117 252.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 32%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#518BCD Complementary#CD9351 Analogous#51C8CD Analogous#5551CD Triadic#CD518B Triadic#8BCD51

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#699BD3 #81AADA #98BAE1 #B0CAE8 #C8DAEF #DFEAF6

Shades

#3878C2 #2F65A2 #275486 #1E4067 #162F4B #0D1B2B

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