#518BD6#518BD6
#518BD6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.129 H 255.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #518BD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 139, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 62%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 35%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.14, 4.06, -44.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.14, 44.31, 275.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.13% -0.0321 -0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.13% 0.129 255.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7592, 25.0673, 67.1390) |
| Luminance | 0.2507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.04
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.75
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.40
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.55
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.65
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#518BD6 #D69C51
analogous
#51CDD6 #518BD6 #5A51D6
triadic
#518BD6 #D6518B #8BD651
tetradic
#518BD6 #D651CD #D69C51 #51D65A
square
#518BD6 #D651CD #D69C51 #51D65A
split-complementary
#518BD6 #D65A51 #CDD651
monochromatic
#214F8C #2D6CBD #518BD6 #83ACE2 #B4CDED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#518BD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#518BD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #518BD6
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##518BD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##518BD6 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B90D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5983D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #518bd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 139, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.129 255.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dace3',
500: '#518bd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #518bd6; $custom-light: #8dace3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#518bd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 139,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.835,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63126,
"c": 0.1291,
"h": 255.6
},
"luminance": 0.2507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#518BD6
secondary
#DCC5A7
accent
#9E43E5
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F1F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7E7F83