#51AEF0 Color

#51AEF0 is rgb(81, 174, 240) in RGB and hsl(205, 84%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51AEF0

HEX#51AEF0

RGBrgb(81, 174, 240)

HSLhsl(205, 84%, 63%)

HSVhsv(205, 66%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.13 242.5)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 27%, 0%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51AEF0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51AEF0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51AEF0 Complementary#F09351 Analogous#51F0E3 Analogous#515FF0 Triadic#F051AE Triadic#AEF051

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51AEF0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69B9F2 #80C4F4 #98CFF6 #AFDAF8 #C7E5FA #DEF0FC

Shades

#2C9CED #1386D8 #106EB2 #0C5488 #093D63 #052338

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