#51CAED#51CAED
#51CAED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.117 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51CAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 202, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 66%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.13, -23.07, -27.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.13, 35.68, 229.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.49% -0.089 -0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.49% 0.117 220.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7937, 50.1005, 87.6775) |
| Luminance | 0.5010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.51
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.34
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.06
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.69
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.85
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51CAED #ED7451
analogous
#51EDC2 #51CAED #517CED
triadic
#51CAED #ED51CA #CAED51
tetradic
#51CAED #C251ED #ED7451 #7CED51
square
#51CAED #C251ED #ED7451 #7CED51
split-complementary
#51CAED #ED517C #EDC251
monochromatic
#128EB1 #1AB9E7 #51CAED #88DBF3 #C0ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#51CAED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.02
#51CAED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #51CAED
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51CAED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51CAED | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.02 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C5EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB5ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51caed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 202, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.117 220.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93daf3',
500: '#51caed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51caed; $custom-light: #93daf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51caed",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 202,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.462,
"s": 81.25,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78493,
"c": 0.117,
"h": 220.4
},
"luminance": 0.50105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51CAED
secondary
#B14E31
accent
#3808DE
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FBFE
border
#CFD4D6
text
#0E1417
muted
#7F8385