#518EA9 Color

#518EA9 is rgb(81, 142, 169) in RGB and hsl(198, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518EA9

HEX#518EA9

RGBrgb(81, 142, 169)

HSLhsl(198, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(198, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.075 228.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 16%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518EA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518EA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518EA9 Complementary#A96B51 Analogous#51A997 Analogous#5163A9 Triadic#A9518E Triadic#8EA951

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518EA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689FB6 #80AEC2 #98BDCD #B0CDD9 #C8DCE4 #E0EBF0

Shades

#477D94 #3C697C #325767 #26434F #1C313B #111D22

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