#51A4BD Color

#51A4BD is rgb(81, 164, 189) in RGB and hsl(194, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A4BD

HEX#51A4BD

RGBrgb(81, 164, 189)

HSLhsl(194, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(194, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.088 220.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 13%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A4BD 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 text7.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A4BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A4BD Complementary#BD6A51 Analogous#51BDA0 Analogous#516EBD Triadic#BD51A4 Triadic#A4BD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A4BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67B0C5 #81BDCF #97C9D8 #B1D6E2 #C8E2EA #E1EFF4

Shades

#4191AA #377B90 #2D6576 #234F5C #193943 #0F2329

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