#51A8EC Color

#51A8EC is rgb(81, 168, 236) in RGB and hsl(206, 80%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51A8EC

HEX#51A8EC

RGBrgb(81, 168, 236)

HSLhsl(206, 80%, 62%)

HSVhsv(206, 66%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.13 244.8)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 29%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51A8EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51A8EC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51A8EC Complementary#EC9451 Analogous#51ECE1 Analogous#515BEC Triadic#EC51A8 Triadic#A8EC51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51A8EC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68B4EE #7EBFF1 #95CBF3 #B1D8F6 #C8E4F9 #DFEFFB

Shades

#2C96E8 #177FCF #1368AA #0F5285 #0B3B60 #062237

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