#517FBE#517FBE

#517FBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.110 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517FBE
RGB	rgb(81, 127, 190)
HSL	hsl(215, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(215, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 33.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.56, 3.24, -37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.56, 37.89, 274.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.16% -0.0255 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(59.16% 0.11 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2737, 20.6441, 51.6215)
Luminance	0.2065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517FBE #BE9051

analogous

#51B5BE #517FBE #5951BE

triadic

#517FBE #BE517F #7FBE51

tetradic

#517FBE #BE51B5 #BE9051 #51BE59

square

#517FBE #BE51B5 #BE9051 #51BE59

split-complementary

#517FBE #BE5951 #B5BE51

monochromatic

#28456C #396199 #517FBE #7EA0CF #AAC1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#517FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#517FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #517FBE

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##517FBE	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6583C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5779BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 127, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.110 256.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.679,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59162,
    "c": 0.10956,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517FBE

secondary

#CDB99E

accent

#9E53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F9

border

#CBCDD2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #517FBE

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

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