#518DC2 Color

#518DC2 is rgb(81, 141, 194) in RGB and hsl(208, 48%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518DC2

HEX#518DC2

RGBrgb(81, 141, 194)

HSLhsl(208, 48%, 54%)

HSVhsv(208, 58%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.102 246.9)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 27%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518DC2 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 #518DC2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518DC2 Complementary#C28651 Analogous#51C2BE Analogous#5155C2 Triadic#C2518D Triadic#8DC251

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518DC2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689CCA #82AED3 #99BCDB #B0CBE3 #C6DAEB #E1EBF4

Shades

#3E7CB1 #356997 #2C577D #21425E #182F44 #0F1D2A

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