#517ea7 color: Borage
#517ea7 is rgb(81, 126, 167) in RGB and oklch(57.769% 0.0806 247.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 35%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #517ea7
#517ea7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 247°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.29:1 contrast and black text 4.89:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Borage (#507ea4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #517ea7 mixed with white
Darker: #517ea7 mixed with black
Calmer: #517ea7 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #517ea7
Questions about #517ea7
What color is #517ea7?
#517ea7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Borage. In RGB it is rgb(81, 126, 167), in HSL hsl(208.6, 34.68%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.769% 0.0806 247.149).
What colors go well with #517ea7?
The complementary color of #517ea7 is #9a7043. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #388599 and #6e75a9. The triadic partners are #a36571 and #6d834d.
Is white or black text more readable on #517ea7?
White text reads better on #517ea7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and black gives 4.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #517ea7 a warm or cool color?
#517ea7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.081.