#518BDB Color

#518BDB is rgb(81, 139, 219) in RGB and hsl(215, 66%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518BDB

HEX#518BDB

RGBrgb(81, 139, 219)

HSLhsl(215, 66%, 59%)

HSVhsv(215, 63%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.136 256.8)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 37%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#518BDB Complementary#DBA251 Analogous#51D0DB Analogous#5D51DB Triadic#DB518B Triadic#8BDB51

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#6B9CE1 #80AAE5 #99BBEA #AFC9EF #C8DAF4 #DDE8F8

Shades

#3074D5 #2562B6 #1E4F94 #184077 #112D55 #0A1B33

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