#518FBD#518FBD

#518FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.095 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518FBD
RGB	rgb(81, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(206, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.14, -6.42, -30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.14, 30.70, 257.92°)
OKLab	oklab(62.75% -0.0439 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(62.75% 0.095 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3977, 25.0664, 51.7922)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518FBD #BD7F51

analogous

#51BDB5 #518FBD #5159BD

triadic

#518FBD #BD518F #8FBD51

tetradic

#518FBD #B551BD #BD7F51 #59BD51

square

#518FBD #B551BD #BD7F51 #59BD51

split-complementary

#518FBD #BD5159 #BDB551

monochromatic

#294F6B #396F97 #518FBD #7DACCE #AAC8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#518FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#518FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518FBD

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518FBD	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C84BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.095 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aafd1',
    500: '#518fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518fbd;
$custom-light: #8aafd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.556,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62748,
    "c": 0.09485,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518FBD

secondary

#CCB19E

accent

#8A53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518FBD

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

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