#518DBC#518DBC

#518DBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.095 H 243.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518DBC
RGB	rgb(81, 141, 188)
HSL	hsl(206, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 25%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.51, -5.60, -30.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.51, 30.93, 259.57°)
OKLab	oklab(62.24% -0.0419 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(62.24% 0.095 243.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9920, 24.4280, 51.1233)
Luminance	0.2443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518DBC #BC8051

analogous

#51BCB5 #518DBC #5158BC

triadic

#518DBC #BC518D #8DBC51

tetradic

#518DBC #B551BC #BC8051 #58BC51

square

#518DBC #B551BC #BC8051 #58BC51

split-complementary

#518DBC #BC5158 #BCB551

monochromatic

#294D6A #3A6E96 #518DBC #7DAACD #A9C7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#518DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#518DBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518DBC

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518DBC	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 141, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.095 243.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aaed0',
    500: '#518dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518dbc;
$custom-light: #8aaed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.355,
    "s": 44.398,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62239,
    "c": 0.09502,
    "h": 243.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518DBC

secondary

#CCB29D

accent

#8C54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518DBC

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

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