#51A4C8 Color

#51A4C8 is rgb(81, 164, 200) in RGB and hsl(198, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A4C8

HEX#51A4C8

RGBrgb(81, 164, 200)

HSLhsl(198, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(198, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.096 228.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 18%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A4C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A4C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A4C8 Complementary#C87451 Analogous#51C8B0 Analogous#5168C8 Triadic#C851A4 Triadic#A4C851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A4C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B0CF #7FBCD7 #96C8DE #B1D7E7 #C9E3EE #E0EFF5

Shades

#3B94BA #317B9B #286680 #205065 #173B4A #0D222B

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