#51B2E6 Color

#51B2E6 is rgb(81, 178, 230) in RGB and hsl(201, 75%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#51B2E6

HEX#51B2E6

RGBrgb(81, 178, 230)

HSLhsl(201, 75%, 61%)

HSVhsv(201, 65%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.118 235.1)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 23%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51B2E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51B2E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51B2E6 Complementary#E68551 Analogous#51E6D0 Analogous#5167E6 Triadic#E651B2 Triadic#B2E651

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51B2E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#67BCE9 #82C8ED #98D2F0 #AFDBF4 #C5E5F7 #E0F1FB

Shades

#2DA2E1 #1D8DC9 #1874A5 #12577D #0D3E59 #082536

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