#518CC8 Color

#518CC8 is rgb(81, 140, 200) in RGB and hsl(210, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518CC8

HEX#518CC8

RGBrgb(81, 140, 200)

HSLhsl(210, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(210, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.11 250.4)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 30%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518CC8 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 text5.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518CC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518CC8 Complementary#C88C51 Analogous#51C8C8 Analogous#5151C8 Triadic#C8518C Triadic#8CC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518CC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689CCF #7FABD7 #96BADE #B1CCE7 #C9DBEE #E0EBF5

Shades

#3B7ABA #31669B #285480 #204265 #17304A #0D1C2B

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