#518DC0#518DC0

#518DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.100 H 245.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518DC0
RGB	rgb(81, 141, 192)
HSL	hsl(208, 47%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -4.33, -32.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 32.71, 262.40°)
OKLab	oklab(62.43% -0.0406 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(62.43% 0.1 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4292, 24.6029, 53.4258)
Luminance	0.2460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518DC0 #C08451

analogous

#51C0BB #518DC0 #5155C0

triadic

#518DC0 #C0518D #8DC051

tetradic

#518DC0 #BB51C0 #C08451 #55C051

square

#518DC0 #BB51C0 #C08451 #55C051

split-complementary

#518DC0 #C05155 #C0BB51

monochromatic

#284E6F #386E9B #518DC0 #7EAAD0 #ABC8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#518DC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#518DC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518DC0

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518DC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518DC0	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6883BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 141, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.100 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aaed3',
    500: '#518dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518dc0;
$custom-light: #8aaed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.568,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62432,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518DC0

secondary

#CEB49F

accent

#8F51D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518DC0

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

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