#518FCD#518FCD

#518FCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.114 H 250.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#518FCD
RGB	rgb(81, 143, 205)
HSL	hsl(210, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(210, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.85, -1.26, -37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.85, 37.98, 268.09°)
OKLab	oklab(63.54% -0.0388 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(63.54% 0.114 250)
XYZ	xyz(24.2312, 25.7998, 61.4487)
Luminance	0.2580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#518FCD #CD8F51

analogous

#51CDCD #518FCD #5151CD

triadic

#518FCD #CD518F #8FCD51

tetradic

#518FCD #CD51CD #CD8F51 #51CD51

square

#518FCD #CD51CD #CD8F51 #51CD51

split-complementary

#518FCD #CD5151 #CDCD51

monochromatic

#25527F #3270AF #518FCD #81AEDB #B0CCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41

#518FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.16

#518FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #518FCD

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##518FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##518FCD	1.00	3.41	6.16	6.16
#FFFFFF	3.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7592D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6486CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009DA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #518fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 143, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.114 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cafdc',
    500: '#518fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #518fcd;
$custom-light: #8cafdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#518fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63537,
    "c": 0.11386,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.25802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#518FCD

secondary

#D7BDA3

accent

#9449DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #518FCD

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

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