#51AAE1 Color

#51AAE1 is rgb(81, 170, 225) in RGB and hsl(203, 71%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51AAE1

HEX#51AAE1

RGBrgb(81, 170, 225)

HSLhsl(203, 71%, 60%)

HSVhsv(203, 64%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.117 238.7)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 24%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51AAE1 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 text8.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51AAE1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51AAE1 Complementary#E18851 Analogous#51E1D1 Analogous#5161E1 Triadic#E151AA Triadic#AAE151

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51AAE1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#66B5E5 #81C1EA #96CCED #B1D9F2 #C6E3F5 #E0F0FA

Shades

#2E99DC #2183C0 #1B6B9D #15537A #0F3B57 #092434

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