#518C9E Color

#518C9E is rgb(81, 140, 158) in RGB and hsl(194, 32%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518C9E

HEX#518C9E

RGBrgb(81, 140, 158)

HSLhsl(194, 32%, 47%)

HSVhsv(194, 49%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.067 219.6)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518C9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518C9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518C9E Complementary#9E6351 Analogous#519E8A Analogous#51669E Triadic#9E518C Triadic#8C9E51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518C9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#649EAF #7FAFBD #97BDC9 #AECCD5 #C6DBE2 #E1ECEF

Shades

#477A8A #3D6876 #325762 #26424A #1C3036 #111E22

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