#518FB3 Color

#518FB3 is rgb(81, 143, 179) in RGB and hsl(202, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518FB3

HEX#518FB3

RGBrgb(81, 143, 179)

HSLhsl(202, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(202, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.084 235.8)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 20%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518FB3 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 text5.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518FB3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518FB3 Complementary#B37551 Analogous#51B3A6 Analogous#515EB3 Triadic#B3518F Triadic#8FB351

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518FB3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A9FBE #7FADC7 #98BDD2 #B1CDDD #CADDE8 #DFEAF1

Shades

#447C9C #3B6B87 #30576E #254455 #1A303C #111F27

Use #518FB3 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex