#517EBE#517EBE

#517EBE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.111 H 257.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517EBE
RGB	rgb(81, 126, 190)
HSL	hsl(215, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(215, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, 3.84, -38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 38.39, 275.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.94% -0.0243 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(58.94% 0.111 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1452, 20.3871, 51.5787)
Luminance	0.2039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517EBE #BE9151

analogous

#51B5BE #517EBE #5A51BE

triadic

#517EBE #BE517E #7EBE51

tetradic

#517EBE #BE51B5 #BE9151 #51BE5A

square

#517EBE #BE51B5 #BE9151 #51BE5A

split-complementary

#517EBE #BE5A51 #B5BE51

monochromatic

#28446C #396199 #517EBE #7E9FCF #AAC0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#517EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#517EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #517EBE

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##517EBE	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6482C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5678BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 126, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.111 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa3d2',
    500: '#517ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517ebe;
$custom-light: #8aa3d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.229,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58939,
    "c": 0.11058,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517EBE

secondary

#CDB99E

accent

#9F53D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #517EBE

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

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