#518FAC#518FAC

#518FAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.078 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518FAC
RGB	rgb(81, 143, 172)
HSL	hsl(199, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(199, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.46, -11.69, -21.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.46, 24.38, 241.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0499 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.078 230)
XYZ	xyz(20.6594, 24.3711, 42.6371)
Luminance	0.2437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518FAC #AC6E51

analogous

#51AC9C #518FAC #5162AC

triadic

#518FAC #AC518F #8FAC51

tetradic

#518FAC #9C51AC #AC6E51 #62AC51

square

#518FAC #9C51AC #AC6E51 #62AC51

split-complementary

#518FAC #AC5162 #AC9C51

monochromatic

#2A4A59 #3D6C82 #518FAC #7AAAC0 #A3C4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#518FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#518FAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518FAC

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518FAC	1.00	3.57	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7383AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#179798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 143, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.078 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afc4',
    500: '#518fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518fac;
$custom-light: #88afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.121,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61981,
    "c": 0.07763,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.24373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518FAC

secondary

#C1A598

accent

#805CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #518FAC

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

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