#51A2DB Color

#51A2DB is rgb(81, 162, 219) in RGB and hsl(205, 66%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A2DB

HEX#51A2DB

RGBrgb(81, 162, 219)

HSLhsl(205, 66%, 59%)

HSVhsv(205, 63%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.116 241.8)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 26%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A2DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A2DB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A2DB Complementary#DB8B51 Analogous#51DBD0 Analogous#515DDB Triadic#DB51A2 Triadic#A2DB51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A2DB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB0E1 #80BBE5 #99C9EA #AFD4EF #C8E1F4 #DDEDF8

Shades

#3090D5 #257AB6 #1E6394 #184F77 #113955 #0A2233

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