#518EBE#518EBE

#518EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.097 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518EBE
RGB	rgb(81, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.89, -5.54, -30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.89, 31.46, 259.86°)
OKLab	oklab(62.57% -0.0424 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(62.57% 0.097 244)
XYZ	xyz(22.3572, 24.8111, 52.3160)
Luminance	0.2481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518EBE #BE8151

analogous

#51BEB7 #518EBE #5157BE

triadic

#518EBE #BE518E #8EBE51

tetradic

#518EBE #B751BE #BE8151 #57BE51

square

#518EBE #B751BE #BE8151 #57BE51

split-complementary

#518EBE #BE5157 #BEB751

monochromatic

#284E6C #396F99 #518EBE #7EABCF #AAC8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#518EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#518EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518EBE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518EBE	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B84BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.097 244.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aaed1',
    500: '#518ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518ebe;
$custom-light: #8aaed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.422,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62565,
    "c": 0.09664,
    "h": 244
  },
  "luminance": 0.24813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518EBE

secondary

#CDB39E

accent

#8C53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518EBE

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

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