#518FB0#518FB0

#518FB0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.081 H 233.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518FB0
RGB	rgb(81, 143, 176)
HSL	hsl(201, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 18.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.61, -10.47, -23.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.61, 25.67, 245.93°)
OKLab	oklab(62.16% -0.0484 -0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(62.16% 0.081 233.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0494, 24.5270, 44.6908)
Luminance	0.2453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518FB0 #B07251

analogous

#51B0A1 #518FB0 #5160B0

triadic

#518FB0 #B0518F #8FB051

tetradic

#518FB0 #A151B0 #B07251 #60B051

square

#518FB0 #A151B0 #B07251 #60B051

split-complementary

#518FB0 #B05160 #B0A151

monochromatic

#2A4B5D #3D6D87 #518FB0 #7BAAC3 #A5C5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#518FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#518FB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518FB0

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518FB0	1.00	3.56	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7283B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 143, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.081 233.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afc7',
    500: '#518fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518fb0;
$custom-light: #89afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.842,
    "s": 37.549,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62155,
    "c": 0.08127,
    "h": 233.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518FB0

secondary

#C4A899

accent

#825ACE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518FB0

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

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