#518CA4 Color

#518CA4 is rgb(81, 140, 164) in RGB and hsl(197, 34%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518CA4

HEX#518CA4

RGBrgb(81, 140, 164)

HSLhsl(197, 34%, 48%)

HSVhsv(197, 51%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.071 226.3)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 15%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518CA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518CA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518CA4 Complementary#A46851 Analogous#51A492 Analogous#5163A4 Triadic#A4518C Triadic#8CA451

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518CA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#659DB3 #7DACBF #95BCCB #B0CDD8 #C8DCE4 #E0EBF0

Shades

#477B90 #3B6678 #315563 #27434F #1D323A #111D22

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