#51A2C8 Color

#51A2C8 is rgb(81, 162, 200) in RGB and hsl(199, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A2C8

HEX#51A2C8

RGBrgb(81, 162, 200)

HSLhsl(199, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(199, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.097 230.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 19%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A2C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A2C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A2C8 Complementary#C87651 Analogous#51C8B2 Analogous#5166C8 Triadic#C851A2 Triadic#A2C851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A2C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68AFCF #7FBBD7 #96C7DE #B1D6E7 #C9E2EE #E0EEF5

Shades

#3B92BA #31799B #286480 #204F65 #173A4A #0D212B

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