All About Color #517EBD

#517EBD

About #517EBD

#517EBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #517EBD. In RGB it is red 81, green 126, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 215°, saturation 45%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 57%, 33%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.14:1 on white and 5.07:1 on black.

#517EBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 7E, BD
CMYK57.14%, 33.33%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal81, 126, 189
HSL215°, 45%, 53%
RGB Octal121, 176, 275
HSV (HSB)215.00°, 57.14%, 74.12%
RGB Binary1010001, 1111110, 10111101
CIE-L*AB52.23, 3.52, -37.71
RGB Percent31.76%, 49.41%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH52.23, 37.87, 275.33
XYZ20.04, 20.35, 51.01
CIE-L*UV52.23, -20.52, -58.02
xyY0.22, 0.22, 20.35
Hunter-Lab45.11, 0.37, -35.48
RYB31.76%, 44.22%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#517EBD on a dark background: contrast 5.07:1, passes WCAG AA.
#517EBD on a light background: contrast 4.14:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #517EBD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#517EBD · #94B0D6 · #315381 · #BD9051 · #D6BB94

Analogous palette

#51BD90 · #51B4BD · #517EBD · #5A51BD · #9051BD

Triadic palette

#517EBD · #BD517E · #7EBD51 · #94B0D6 · #D694B0

Tetradic palette

#517EBD · #BD51B4 · #BD9051 · #51BD5A · #315381

Monochromatic palette

#203655 · #355A8D · #517EBD · #89A7D2 · #C0D0E7

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