#518EC2#518EC2

#518EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.101 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518EC2
RGB	rgb(81, 142, 194)
HSL	hsl(208, 48%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 58%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.06, -4.26, -32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.06, 33.24, 262.64°)
OKLab	oklab(62.76% -0.0411 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(62.76% 0.101 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8004, 24.9883, 54.6502)
Luminance	0.2499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518EC2 #C28551

analogous

#51C2BE #518EC2 #5156C2

triadic

#518EC2 #C2518E #8EC251

tetradic

#518EC2 #BE51C2 #C28551 #56C251

square

#518EC2 #BE51C2 #C28551 #56C251

split-complementary

#518EC2 #C25156 #C2BE51

monochromatic

#284F71 #376F9E #518EC2 #7EABD2 #ACC9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#518EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.00

#518EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518EC2

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518EC2	1.00	3.50	6.00	6.00
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6984C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 142, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.101 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed4',
    500: '#518ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518ec2;
$custom-light: #8baed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.611,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62759,
    "c": 0.10132,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518EC2

secondary

#D0B59F

accent

#8F50D8

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #518EC2

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

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