#518DC2#518DC2

#518DC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.102 H 246.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518DC2
RGB	rgb(81, 141, 194)
HSL	hsl(208, 48%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 58%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 27.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.77, -3.68, -33.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.77, 33.62, 263.71°)
OKLab	oklab(62.53% -0.04 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(62.53% 0.102 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6523, 24.6921, 54.6008)
Luminance	0.2469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518DC2 #C28651

analogous

#51C2BF #518DC2 #5155C2

triadic

#518DC2 #C2518D #8DC251

tetradic

#518DC2 #BF51C2 #C28651 #55C251

square

#518DC2 #BF51C2 #C28651 #55C251

split-complementary

#518DC2 #C25155 #C2BF51

monochromatic

#284F71 #376E9E #518DC2 #7EABD2 #ACC8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#518DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#518DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518DC2

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518DC2	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6783C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 141, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.102 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed4',
    500: '#518dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518dc2;
$custom-light: #8baed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.142,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6253,
    "c": 0.10207,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518DC2

secondary

#D0B69F

accent

#9050D8

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #518DC2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →