#5281AE#5281AE

#5281AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.086 H 248.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5281AE
RGB	rgb(82, 129, 174)
HSL	hsl(209, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(209, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 25.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.45, -2.87, -28.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.45, 28.86, 264.30°)
OKLab	oklab(58.85% -0.0317 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(58.85% 0.086 248.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9672, 20.5489, 43.0030)
Luminance	0.2055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5281AE #AE7F52

analogous

#52AEAD #5281AE #5253AE

triadic

#5281AE #AE5281 #81AE52

tetradic

#5281AE #AD52AE #AE7F52 #53AE52

square

#5281AE #AD52AE #AE7F52 #53AE52

split-complementary

#5281AE #AE5253 #AEAD52

monochromatic

#2B435B #3E6285 #5281AE #7C9FC2 #A5BED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#5281AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#5281AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5281AE

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5281AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5281AE	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E82B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6279AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8B90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5281ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 129, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.086 248.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a5c6',
    500: '#5281ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5281ae;
$custom-light: #89a5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5281ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.348,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58851,
    "c": 0.08642,
    "h": 248.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5281AE

secondary

#C2AD99

accent

#935CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5281AE

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

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