#518CF3#518CF3
#518CF3 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.166 H 260.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #518CF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 140, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 87%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 67%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 42.4%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.95, 13.33, -57.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.95, 58.92, 283.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.03% -0.0268 -0.1639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.03% 0.166 260.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9433, 26.9737, 88.4577) |
| Luminance | 0.2698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.00
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.37
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.53
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.40
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#518CF3 #F3B851
analogous
#51DDF3 #518CF3 #6751F3
triadic
#518CF3 #F3518C #8CF351
tetradic
#518CF3 #F351DD #F3B851 #51F367
square
#518CF3 #F351DD #F3B851 #51F367
split-complementary
#518CF3 #F36751 #DDF351
monochromatic
#0D4DBD #1866EF #518CF3 #8AB2F7 #C4D8FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#518CF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#518CF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #518CF3
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##518CF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##518CF3 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B96F7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4087F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #518cf3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 140, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.166 260.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92adf7',
500: '#518cf3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #518cf3; $custom-light: #92adf7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#518cf3",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 140,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.148,
"s": 87.097,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65029,
"c": 0.16608,
"h": 260.7
},
"luminance": 0.26977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#518CF3
secondary
#EDD8B3
accent
#9102E4
background
#F9FAFF
surface
#F2F4FF
border
#CCCED7
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85