#529CB8#529CB8

#529CB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.085 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#529CB8
RGB	rgb(82, 156, 184)
HSL	hsl(196, 42%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(196, 55%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.81, -14.96, -21.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.81, 26.23, 235.21°)
OKLab	oklab(65.61% -0.0597 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(65.61% 0.085 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0166, 29.0293, 49.6757)
Luminance	0.2903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#529CB8 #B86E52

analogous

#52B8A1 #529CB8 #5269B8

triadic

#529CB8 #B8529C #9CB852

tetradic

#529CB8 #A152B8 #B86E52 #69B852

square

#529CB8 #A152B8 #B86E52 #69B852

split-complementary

#529CB8 #B85269 #B8A152

monochromatic

#2A5566 #3C7A91 #529CB8 #7DB5CA #A9CEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#529CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.81

#529CB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #529CB8

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##529CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##529CB8	1.00	3.09	6.81	6.81
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D99B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #529cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 156, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.085 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bb9cd',
    500: '#529cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #529cb8;
$custom-light: #8bb9cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#529cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.471,
    "s": 41.803,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65606,
    "c": 0.08452,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#529CB8

secondary

#C9A99D

accent

#7856D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #529CB8

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

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