#518DCD#518DCD

#518DCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.116 H 251.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518DCD
RGB	rgb(81, 141, 205)
HSL	hsl(211, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.27, -0.10, -38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.27, 38.85, 269.85°)
OKLab	oklab(63.09% -0.0367 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(63.09% 0.116 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9337, 25.2047, 61.3495)
Luminance	0.2521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518DCD #CD9151

analogous

#51CBCD #518DCD #5351CD

triadic

#518DCD #CD518D #8DCD51

tetradic

#518DCD #CD51CB #CD9151 #51CD53

square

#518DCD #CD51CB #CD9151 #51CD53

split-complementary

#518DCD #CD5351 #CBCD51

monochromatic

#25507F #326EAF #518DCD #81ACDB #B0CBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#518DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#518DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518DCD

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518DCD	1.00	3.48	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7290D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6184CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 141, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.116 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caedc',
    500: '#518dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518dcd;
$custom-light: #8caedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.968,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63088,
    "c": 0.11564,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518DCD

secondary

#D7BEA3

accent

#9649DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #518DCD

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

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