#518E9A Color

#518E9A is rgb(81, 142, 154) in RGB and hsl(190, 31%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518E9A

HEX#518E9A

RGBrgb(81, 142, 154)

HSLhsl(190, 31%, 46%)

HSVhsv(190, 47%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.066 211.7)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 8%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518E9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518E9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518E9A Complementary#9A5D51 Analogous#519A81 Analogous#51699A Triadic#9A518E Triadic#8E9A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518E9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62A0AC #7DB0BA #94BEC7 #AFCED5 #C6DDE1 #E1EDEF

Shades

#467B86 #3C6972 #31565E #274449 #1C3135 #121F21

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