#529CB5#529CB5
#529CB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.082 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #529CB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 156, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 40%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 55%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.70, -15.86, -20.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.70, 25.54, 231.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.48% -0.0608 -0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.48% 0.082 222.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7054, 28.9048, 48.0371) |
| Luminance | 0.2891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.64
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.78
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.87
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#529CB5 #B56B52
analogous
#52B59D #529CB5 #526BB5
triadic
#529CB5 #B5529C #9CB552
tetradic
#529CB5 #9D52B5 #B56B52 #6BB552
square
#529CB5 #9D52B5 #B56B52 #6BB552
split-complementary
#529CB5 #B5526B #B59D52
monochromatic
#2A5462 #3C798D #529CB5 #7DB5C7 #A8CDDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#529CB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#529CB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #529CB5
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##529CB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##529CB5 | 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)
#8D99B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8EB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #529cb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 156, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.082 222.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ab9cb',
500: '#529cb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #529cb5; $custom-light: #8ab9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#529cb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 156,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.152,
"s": 40.081,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65482,
"c": 0.08238,
"h": 222.4
},
"luminance": 0.28907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#529CB5
secondary
#C7A79C
accent
#7658D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082