#51A0DB Color

#51A0DB is rgb(81, 160, 219) in RGB and hsl(206, 66%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A0DB

HEX#51A0DB

RGBrgb(81, 160, 219)

HSLhsl(206, 66%, 59%)

HSVhsv(206, 63%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.117 243.3)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 27%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A0DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A0DB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A0DB Complementary#DB8D51 Analogous#51DBD2 Analogous#515BDB Triadic#DB51A0 Triadic#A0DB51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A0DB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BAEE1 #80B9E5 #99C7EA #AFD3EF #C8E1F4 #DDECF8

Shades

#308DD5 #2577B6 #1E6194 #184E77 #113755 #0A2133

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