#518FBE#518FBE

#518FBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.096 H 243.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518FBE
RGB	rgb(81, 143, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.18, -6.11, -30.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.18, 31.13, 258.68°)
OKLab	oklab(62.8% -0.0435 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(62.8% 0.096 243)
XYZ	xyz(22.5067, 25.1100, 52.3659)
Luminance	0.2511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518FBE #BE8051

analogous

#51BEB7 #518FBE #5158BE

triadic

#518FBE #BE518F #8FBE51

tetradic

#518FBE #B751BE #BE8051 #58BE51

square

#518FBE #B751BE #BE8051 #58BE51

split-complementary

#518FBE #BE5158 #BEB751

monochromatic

#284F6C #396F99 #518FBE #7EACCF #AAC8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#518FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#518FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518FBE

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518FBE	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C84BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 143, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.096 243.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.872,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62795,
    "c": 0.09597,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.25112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518FBE

secondary

#CDB29E

accent

#8B53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #518FBE

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

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