#51A5E1 Color

#51A5E1 is rgb(81, 165, 225) in RGB and hsl(205, 71%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A5E1

HEX#51A5E1

RGBrgb(81, 165, 225)

HSLhsl(205, 71%, 60%)

HSVhsv(205, 64%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.12 242.3)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 27%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A5E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A5E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A5E1 Complementary#E18D51 Analogous#51E1D5 Analogous#515DE1 Triadic#E151A5 Triadic#A5E151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A5E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66B0E5 #81BEEA #96C9ED #B1D7F2 #C6E2F5 #E0EFFA

Shades

#2E93DC #217DC0 #1B679D #15507A #0F3957 #092234

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