#518DBD Color

#518DBD is rgb(81, 141, 189) in RGB and hsl(207, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518DBD

HEX#518DBD

RGBrgb(81, 141, 189)

HSLhsl(207, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(207, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.096 244.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 25%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#518DBD Complementary#BD8251 Analogous#51BDB8 Analogous#5157BD Triadic#BD518D Triadic#8DBD51

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#679BC5 #81ACCF #97BBD8 #B1CCE2 #C8DAEA #E1ECF4

Shades

#417BAA #376890 #2D5576 #23435C #193043 #0F1D29

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