#51A5CD Color

#51A5CD is rgb(81, 165, 205) in RGB and hsl(199, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A5CD

HEX#51A5CD

RGBrgb(81, 165, 205)

HSLhsl(199, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(199, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.1 231.4)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A5CD Complementary#CD7851 Analogous#51CDB6 Analogous#5168CD Triadic#CD51A5 Triadic#A5CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69B2D3 #81BEDA #98CAE1 #B0D6E8 #C8E2EF #DFEFF6

Shades

#3896C2 #2F7EA2 #276886 #1E5067 #163A4B #0D222B

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