#518099#518099

#518099 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.064 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518099
RGB	rgb(81, 128, 153)
HSL	hsl(201, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(201, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 16.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.25, -8.94, -18.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.25, 20.45, 244.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% -0.0388 -0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.064 232.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8602, 19.4864, 33.0036)
Luminance	0.1949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#518099 #996A51

analogous

#51998E #518099 #515C99

triadic

#518099 #995180 #809951

tetradic

#518099 #8E5199 #996A51 #5C9951

square

#518099 #8E5199 #996A51 #5C9951

split-complementary

#518099 #99515C #998E51

monochromatic

#273D49 #3C5F71 #518099 #739EB5 #9BB9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#518099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#518099 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518099

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518099	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#308788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 128, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.064 232.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a4b7',
    500: '#518099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518099;
$custom-light: #86a4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.833,
    "s": 30.769,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57607,
    "c": 0.06406,
    "h": 232.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518099

secondary

#B79D8F

accent

#8461C7

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #518099

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

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