#51A7E1 Color

#51A7E1 is rgb(81, 167, 225) in RGB and hsl(204, 71%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A7E1

HEX#51A7E1

RGBrgb(81, 167, 225)

HSLhsl(204, 71%, 60%)

HSVhsv(204, 64%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.119 240.9)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 26%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A7E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A7E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A7E1 Complementary#E18B51 Analogous#51E1D3 Analogous#515FE1 Triadic#E151A7 Triadic#A7E151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A7E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66B2E5 #81C0EA #96CAED #B1D8F2 #C6E3F5 #E0F0FA

Shades

#2E96DC #2180C0 #1B699D #15527A #0F3A57 #092334

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