#517899

Color #517899

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#517899

RGB

rgb(81, 120, 153)

HSL

hsl(207.5, 30.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.5, 47.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(48.86, -4.32, -22.06)

LCH

lch(48.86, 22.48, 258.92)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.0678, 244.95)

HWB

hwb(207.5, 31.8%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997251

Analogous

#519996

#517899

#515499

Triadic

#517899

#995178

#789951

Split-complementary

#517899

#995154

#999651

Tetradic

#517899

#725199

#997251

#789951

Square

#517899

#965199

#997251

#549951

Shades

Color #517899 mixed toward black.

#436480

#365066

#283c4d

#1b2833

#0d141a

Tints

Color #517899 mixed toward white.

#698faf

#87a5bf

#a5bccf

#c3d2df

#e1e9ef

Tones

Color #517899 mixed toward gray.

#577893

#5d778d

#637787

#697681

#6f767b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646592 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#625f90 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#538c8b · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #517899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#517899]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#517899 (#517899) is rgb(81, 120, 153) in RGB.

No, #517899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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