#5185CB#5185CB

#5185CB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.121 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5185CB
RGB	rgb(81, 133, 203)
HSL	hsl(214, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(214, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.90, 3.95, -41.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.90, 41.65, 275.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% -0.0286 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.121 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5565, 22.8342, 59.7071)
Luminance	0.2284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5185CB #CB9751

analogous

#51C2CB #5185CB #5A51CB

triadic

#5185CB #CB5185 #85CB51

tetradic

#5185CB #CB51C2 #CB9751 #51CB5A

square

#5185CB #CB51C2 #CB9751 #51CB5A

split-complementary

#5185CB #CB5A51 #C2CB51

monochromatic

#254A7C #3367AC #5185CB #80A6D9 #AFC7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#5185CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#5185CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5185CB

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5185CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5185CB	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#688ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00959E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5185cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 133, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.121 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ca8db',
    500: '#5185cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5185cb;
$custom-light: #8ca8db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5185cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.426,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.612,
    "c": 0.12075,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5185CB

secondary

#D5C0A3

accent

#9F4ADD

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D0F15

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5185CB

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

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