#517FB2#517FB2

#517FB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.094 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517FB2
RGB	rgb(81, 127, 178)
HSL	hsl(212, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(212, 54%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.00, -0.65, -31.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.00, 31.74, 268.82°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% -0.0289 -0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.094 252)
XYZ	xyz(19.0158, 20.1409, 44.9964)
Luminance	0.2014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517FB2 #B28451

analogous

#51AFB2 #517FB2 #5351B2

triadic

#517FB2 #B2517F #7FB251

tetradic

#517FB2 #B251AF #B28451 #51B253

square

#517FB2 #B251AF #B28451 #51B253

split-complementary

#517FB2 #B25351 #AFB251

monochromatic

#2A435F #3D6189 #517FB2 #7B9EC5 #A6BDD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#517FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#517FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #517FB2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##517FB2	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A81B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E78B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#158B91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 127, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.094 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88a3c9',
    500: '#517fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517fb2;
$custom-light: #88a3c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.546,
    "s": 38.645,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58538,
    "c": 0.0937,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.20142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517FB2

secondary

#C5B19A

accent

#9759CF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #517FB2

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

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