#5281BE#5281BE

#5281BE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.107 H 255.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5281BE
RGB	rgb(82, 129, 190)
HSL	hsl(214, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(214, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.18, 2.26, -36.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.18, 36.84, 273.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.66% -0.0269 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(59.66% 0.107 255.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6209, 21.2103, 51.7125)
Luminance	0.2121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5281BE #BE8F52

analogous

#52B7BE #5281BE #5952BE

triadic

#5281BE #BE5281 #81BE52

tetradic

#5281BE #BE52B7 #BE8F52 #52BE59

square

#5281BE #BE52B7 #BE8F52 #52BE59

split-complementary

#5281BE #BE5952 #B7BE52

monochromatic

#29466D #3A6399 #5281BE #7EA1CF #ABC2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#5281BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#5281BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5281BE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5281BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5281BE	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6885C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5281be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 129, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.107 255.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aa5d2',
    500: '#5281be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5281be;
$custom-light: #8aa5d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5281be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.889,
    "s": 45.378,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5966,
    "c": 0.1071,
    "h": 255.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5281BE

secondary

#CDB99F

accent

#9C53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5281BE

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

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