#518FB8 Color

#518FB8 is rgb(81, 143, 184) in RGB and hsl(204, 42%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#518FB8

HEX#518FB8

RGBrgb(81, 143, 184)

HSLhsl(204, 42%, 52%)

HSVhsv(204, 56%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.089 239.3)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 22%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #518FB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #518FB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#518FB8 Complementary#B87A51 Analogous#51B8AE Analogous#515BB8 Triadic#B8518F Triadic#8FB851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #518FB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B9FC2 #80ADCB #9ABED6 #AFCCDE #C9DCE9 #DEEAF2

Shades

#437CA3 #38698A #2E5670 #25455B #1B3241 #101E28

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