#518DBF#518DBF

#518DBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.099 H 245.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518DBF
RGB	rgb(81, 141, 191)
HSL	hsl(207, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.64, -4.64, -31.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.64, 32.26, 261.72°)
OKLab	oklab(62.38% -0.041 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(62.38% 0.099 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3188, 24.5587, 52.8443)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518DBF #BF8351

analogous

#51BFBA #518DBF #5156BF

triadic

#518DBF #BF518D #8DBF51

tetradic

#518DBF #BA51BF #BF8351 #56BF51

square

#518DBF #BA51BF #BF8351 #56BF51

split-complementary

#518DBF #BF5156 #BFBA51

monochromatic

#284E6D #396E9A #518DBF #7EAACF #AAC8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#518DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#518DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518DBF

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518DBF	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6983BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 141, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.099 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aaed2',
    500: '#518dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518dbf;
$custom-light: #8aaed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62384,
    "c": 0.09851,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518DBF

secondary

#CEB49E

accent

#8E52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518DBF

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

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