#51A7CD Color

#51A7CD is rgb(81, 167, 205) in RGB and hsl(198, 55%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A7CD

HEX#51A7CD

RGBrgb(81, 167, 205)

HSLhsl(198, 55%, 56%)

HSVhsv(198, 60%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.1 229.5)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 19%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A7CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A7CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A7CD Complementary#CD7651 Analogous#51CDB4 Analogous#516ACD Triadic#CD51A7 Triadic#A7CD51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A7CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69B3D3 #81BFDA #98CBE1 #B0D7E8 #C8E3EF #DFEFF6

Shades

#3898C2 #2F80A2 #276A86 #1E5167 #163B4B #0D222B

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