#51A5E6 Color

#51A5E6 is rgb(81, 165, 230) in RGB and hsl(206, 75%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A5E6

HEX#51A5E6

RGBrgb(81, 165, 230)

HSLhsl(206, 75%, 61%)

HSVhsv(206, 65%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.126 244.4)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 28%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A5E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A5E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A5E6 Complementary#E69251 Analogous#51E6DC Analogous#515BE6 Triadic#E651A5 Triadic#A5E651

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A5E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67B1E9 #82BFED #98CAF0 #AFD6F4 #C5E1F7 #E0EFFB

Shades

#2D93E1 #1D7EC9 #1868A5 #124F7D #0D3859 #082236

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