#518CA9 Color

#518CA9 is rgb(81, 140, 169) in RGB and hsl(200, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518CA9

HEX#518CA9

RGBrgb(81, 140, 169)

HSLhsl(200, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(200, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.076 231.1)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 17%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518CA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518CA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518CA9 Complementary#A96E51 Analogous#51A99A Analogous#5160A9 Triadic#A9518C Triadic#8CA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518CA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689CB6 #80ACC2 #98BBCD #B0CBD9 #C8DBE4 #E0EBF0

Shades

#477A94 #3C677C #325567 #26414F #1C303B #111C22

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