All About Color #517C8A

#517C8A

About #517C8A

#517C8A is a medium blue color with the hex code #517C8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 124, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 10%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 4.57:1 on white and 4.60:1 on black.

#517C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 7C, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 10.14%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 124, 138
HSL195°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 174, 212
HSV (HSB)194.74°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1111100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB49.50, -10.98, -12.29
RGB Percent31.76%, 48.63%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH49.50, 16.48, 228.22
XYZ15.19, 18.00, 26.72
CIE-L*UV49.50, -20.29, -16.02
xyY0.25, 0.30, 18.00
Hunter-Lab42.43, -10.34, -7.64
RYB31.76%, 41.38%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#517C8A on a dark background: contrast 4.60:1, passes WCAG AA.
#517C8A on a light background: contrast 4.57:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #517C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#517C8A · #82A8B5 · #2F4850 · #8A5F51 · #B58F82

Analogous palette

#518A5F · #518A7C · #517C8A · #515F8A · #5F518A

Triadic palette

#517C8A · #8A517C · #7C8A51 · #82A8B5 · #B582A8

Tetradic palette

#517C8A · #7C518A · #8A5F51 · #5F8A51 · #2F4850

Monochromatic palette

#19252A · #35515A · #517C8A · #78A2B0 · #A8C3CC

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