#5197BE#5197BE

#5197BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.092 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5197BE
RGB	rgb(81, 151, 190)
HSL	hsl(201, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(201, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.52, -10.60, -26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.52, 28.91, 248.48°)
OKLab	oklab(64.65% -0.0525 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(64.65% 0.092 235)
XYZ	xyz(23.7507, 27.5981, 52.7805)
Luminance	0.2760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5197BE #BE7851

analogous

#51BEAF #5197BE #5160BE

triadic

#5197BE #BE5197 #97BE51

tetradic

#5197BE #AF51BE #BE7851 #60BE51

square

#5197BE #AF51BE #BE7851 #60BE51

split-complementary

#5197BE #BE5160 #BEAF51

monochromatic

#28546C #397799 #5197BE #7EB2CF #AACCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#5197BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#5197BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5197BE

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5197BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5197BE	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8596C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5197be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 151, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.092 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ab5d1',
    500: '#5197be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5197be;
$custom-light: #8ab5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5197be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.468,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6465,
    "c": 0.09166,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5197BE

secondary

#CDAF9E

accent

#8153D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #5197BE

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

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