#51A0E1 Color

#51A0E1 is rgb(81, 160, 225) in RGB and hsl(207, 71%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A0E1

HEX#51A0E1

RGBrgb(81, 160, 225)

HSLhsl(207, 71%, 60%)

HSVhsv(207, 64%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.124 245.8)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 29%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A0E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A0E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A0E1 Complementary#E19251 Analogous#51E1DA Analogous#5158E1 Triadic#E151A0 Triadic#A0E151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A0E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66ACE5 #81BAEA #96C6ED #B1D4F2 #C6E0F5 #E0EEFA

Shades

#2E8DDC #2178C0 #1B629D #154C7A #0F3757 #092134

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