#517E8A color

  • HEX#517E8A
  • RGBrgb(81, 126, 138)
  • HSLhsl(193, 26%, 43%)
  • CMYK41, 9, 0, 46

About #517E8A

#517E8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #517E8A. In RGB it is red 81, green 126, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 26%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 41%, 9%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 4.47:1 on white and 4.70:1 on black.

#517E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 7E, 8A
CMYK41.30%, 8.70%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal81, 126, 138
HSL193°, 26%, 43%
RGB Octal121, 176, 212
HSV (HSB)192.63°, 41.30%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1111110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB50.10, -12.10, -11.37
RGB Percent31.76%, 49.41%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH50.10, 16.61, 223.21
XYZ15.44, 18.51, 26.80
CIE-L*UV50.10, -21.12, -14.54
xyY0.25, 0.30, 18.51
Hunter-Lab43.02, -11.21, -6.83
RYB31.76%, 41.63%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#517E8A on a dark background: contrast 4.70:1, passes WCAG AA.
#517E8A on a light background: contrast 4.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#517E8A · #82AAB5 · #2F4950 · #8A5D51 · #B58D82

Analogous palette

#518A5D · #518A7A · #517E8A · #51618A · #5D518A

Triadic palette

#517E8A · #8A517E · #7E8A51 · #82AAB5 · #B582AA

Tetradic palette

#517E8A · #7A518A · #8A5D51 · #618A51 · #2F4950

Monochromatic palette

#19262A · #35525A · #517E8A · #78A4B0 · #A8C4CC

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