#517596#517596

#517596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.066 H 247.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517596
RGB	rgb(81, 117, 150)
HSL	hsl(209, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(209, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 22%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.85, -3.45, -21.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.85, 22.14, 261.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% -0.0258 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.066 247)
XYZ	xyz(15.2578, 16.6729, 31.2624)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517596 #967251

analogous

#519694 #517596 #515296

triadic

#517596 #965175 #759651

tetradic

#517596 #945196 #967251 #529651

square

#517596 #945196 #967251 #529651

split-complementary

#517596 #965152 #969451

monochromatic

#263747 #3C566E #517596 #7294B3 #99B2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#517596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#517596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517596

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517596	1.00	4.84	4.33	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 117, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.066 247.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859cb5',
    500: '#517596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517596;
$custom-light: #859cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.696,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54874,
    "c": 0.06605,
    "h": 247
  },
  "luminance": 0.16674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517596

secondary

#B5A18E

accent

#9262C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF2F6

border

#CACCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #517596

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

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