#517588#517588

#517588 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.050 H 231.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517588
RGB	rgb(81, 117, 136)
HSL	hsl(201, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(201, 40%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 14%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, -7.55, -14.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 16.28, 242.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% -0.0311 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.05 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1971, 16.2486, 25.6760)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517588 #886451

analogous

#51887F #517588 #515988

triadic

#517588 #885175 #758851

tetradic

#517588 #7F5188 #886451 #598851

square

#517588 #7F5188 #886451 #598851

split-complementary

#517588 #885159 #887F51

monochromatic

#23333B #3A5462 #517588 #6E94A8 #94B0BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#517588 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#517588 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517588

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517588	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517588	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7489

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C7A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517588;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 117, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.050 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849caa',
    500: '#517588',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517588;
$custom-light: #849caa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517588",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.727,
    "s": 25.346,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54262,
    "c": 0.05049,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517588

secondary

#AC9589

accent

#8666C2

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #517588

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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