#518CCD#518CCD

#518CCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.117 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518CCD
RGB	rgb(81, 140, 205)
HSL	hsl(211, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 31.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.99, 0.48, -39.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.99, 39.31, 270.71°)
OKLab	oklab(62.86% -0.0356 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(62.86% 0.117 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7869, 24.9111, 61.3005)
Luminance	0.2491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518CCD #CD9251

analogous

#51CACD #518CCD #5451CD

triadic

#518CCD #CD518C #8CCD51

tetradic

#518CCD #CD51CA #CD9251 #51CD54

square

#518CCD #CD51CA #CD9251 #51CD54

split-complementary

#518CCD #CD5451 #CACD51

monochromatic

#25507F #326DAF #518CCD #81ABDB #B0CBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#518CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#518CCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518CCD

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518CCD	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6083CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 140, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.117 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caddc',
    500: '#518ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518ccd;
$custom-light: #8caddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.452,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62864,
    "c": 0.11655,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518CCD

secondary

#D7BEA3

accent

#9849DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #518CCD

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

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