#5281BD#5281BD

#5281BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.106 H 255.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5281BD
RGB	rgb(82, 129, 189)
HSL	hsl(214, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(214, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.13, 1.93, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.13, 36.32, 273.05°)
OKLab	oklab(59.61% -0.0271 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(59.61% 0.106 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5120, 21.1668, 51.1389)
Luminance	0.2117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5281BD #BD8E52

analogous

#52B6BD #5281BD #5852BD

triadic

#5281BD #BD5281 #81BD52

tetradic

#5281BD #BD52B6 #BD8E52 #52BD58

square

#5281BD #BD52B6 #BD8E52 #52BD58

split-complementary

#5281BD #BD5852 #B6BD52

monochromatic

#29466C #3A6398 #5281BD #7EA1CE #ABC2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#5281BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#5281BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5281BD

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5281BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5281BD	1.00	4.01	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6885C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5281bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 129, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.106 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa5d1',
    500: '#5281bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5281bd;
$custom-light: #8aa5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5281bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.645,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59608,
    "c": 0.10577,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5281BD

secondary

#CCB89E

accent

#9C53D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5281BD

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

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