#517EBA#517EBA

#517EBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.105 H 256.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517EBA
RGB	rgb(81, 126, 186)
HSL	hsl(214, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, 2.53, -36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 36.30, 273.99°)
OKLab	oklab(58.73% -0.0254 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(58.73% 0.105 256)
XYZ	xyz(19.7140, 20.2146, 49.3078)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517EBA #BA8D51

analogous

#51B2BA #517EBA #5951BA

triadic

#517EBA #BA517E #7EBA51

tetradic

#517EBA #BA51B2 #BA8D51 #51BA59

square

#517EBA #BA51B2 #BA8D51 #51BA59

split-complementary

#517EBA #BA5951 #B2BA51

monochromatic

#294468 #3A6193 #517EBA #7D9ECB #A9BFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#517EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#517EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #517EBA

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##517EBA	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6682BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5878B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 126, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.105 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a3cf',
    500: '#517eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517eba;
$custom-light: #89a3cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58725,
    "c": 0.10521,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.20216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517EBA

secondary

#CAB79D

accent

#9D55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #517EBA

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

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