#519BBE#519BBE

#519BBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.090 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#519BBE
RGB	rgb(81, 155, 190)
HSL	hsl(199, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(199, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.70, -12.80, -25.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.70, 28.16, 242.96°)
OKLab	oklab(65.59% -0.057 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(65.59% 0.09 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4054, 28.9075, 52.9988)
Luminance	0.2891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#519BBE #BE7451

analogous

#51BEAA #519BBE #5164BE

triadic

#519BBE #BE519B #9BBE51

tetradic

#519BBE #AA51BE #BE7451 #64BE51

square

#519BBE #AA51BE #BE7451 #64BE51

split-complementary

#519BBE #BE5164 #BEAA51

monochromatic

#28566C #397A99 #519BBE #7EB5CF #AACEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#519BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#519BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #519BBE

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##519BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##519BBE	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8999C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8DBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #519bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 155, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.090 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bb8d1',
    500: '#519bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #519bbe;
$custom-light: #8bb8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#519bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.266,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65585,
    "c": 0.09024,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#519BBE

secondary

#CDAD9E

accent

#7D53D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #519BBE

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

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