What color is #517D94?

#517D94 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517D94?

The RGB value is 81, 125, 148: 81 red, 125 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517D94?

The complementary color is #946851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517D94 color

#517D94 rgb(81, 125, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #517D94 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49% green and 58% blue (81, 125, 148).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#517D94 color codes

HEX	`#517D94`
RGB	`rgb(81, 125, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 45%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, -8.69, -17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 19.22, 243.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.07, 18.554, 30.746)`
Decimal	`5340564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517D94, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #517D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#517D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #517D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517d94; }
.text { color: #517d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 125 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517d94, #515b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #517D94?: #517D94 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517D94?: The RGB value is 81, 125, 148: 81 red, 125 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517D94?: The complementary color is #946851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.