#518EC8 Color

#518EC8 is rgb(81, 142, 200) in RGB and hsl(209, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518EC8

HEX#518EC8

RGBrgb(81, 142, 200)

HSLhsl(209, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(209, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.109 248.8)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 29%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518EC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518EC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518EC8 Complementary#C88A51 Analogous#51C8C6 Analogous#5153C8 Triadic#C8518E Triadic#8EC851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518EC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#689DCF #7FACD7 #96BBDE #B1CDE7 #C9DCEE #E0EBF5

Shades

#3B7DBA #31689B #285680 #204365 #17314A #0D1D2B

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