Close to Wedgwood
#517692
#517692 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Wedgwood. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green, and 57.3% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #517692.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.82:1 AABlack text on this color
4.36:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.82:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.36:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #517692 as they’d see it.
#517692 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #517692
What color is #517692?
#517692 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Wedgwood. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green, and 57.3% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #517692 in RGB?
#517692 is rgb(81, 118, 146): 81 red, 118 green, and 146 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #517692 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(45, 19, 0, 43). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #517692?
PANTONE 7475 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #517692?
Its complement #8B6C54 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.