#518FAE#518FAE

#518FAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.079 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518FAE
RGB	rgb(81, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(200, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.53, -11.08, -22.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.53, 25.01, 243.69°)
OKLab	oklab(62.07% -0.0492 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(62.07% 0.079 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8529, 24.4485, 43.6563)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518FAE #AE7051

analogous

#51AE9F #518FAE #5160AE

triadic

#518FAE #AE518F #8FAE51

tetradic

#518FAE #9F51AE #AE7051 #60AE51

square

#518FAE #9F51AE #AE7051 #60AE51

split-complementary

#518FAE #AE5160 #AE9F51

monochromatic

#2A4A5A #3E6D84 #518FAE #7BAAC1 #A5C5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#518FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#518FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518FAE

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518FAE	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7383AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#139799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.079 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afc6',
    500: '#518fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518fae;
$custom-light: #88afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62067,
    "c": 0.07942,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518FAE

secondary

#C2A699

accent

#815BCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518FAE

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

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