#51A4DB Color

#51A4DB is rgb(81, 164, 219) in RGB and hsl(204, 66%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A4DB

HEX#51A4DB

RGBrgb(81, 164, 219)

HSLhsl(204, 66%, 59%)

HSVhsv(204, 63%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.114 240.3)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 25%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A4DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A4DB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A4DB Complementary#DB8951 Analogous#51DBCE Analogous#515FDB Triadic#DB51A4 Triadic#A4DB51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A4DB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB2E1 #80BDE5 #99CAEA #AFD5EF #C8E2F4 #DDEDF8

Shades

#3093D5 #257CB6 #1E6594 #185177 #113A55 #0A2333

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