#529CB9#529CB9
#529CB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.085 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #529CB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 156, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 42%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.84, -14.66, -22.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.84, 26.48, 236.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.65% -0.0593 -0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.65% 0.085 225.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1217, 29.0714, 50.2297) |
| Luminance | 0.2907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.46
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.41
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.05
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.61
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#529CB9 #B96F52
analogous
#52B9A2 #529CB9 #5269B9
triadic
#529CB9 #B9529C #9CB952
tetradic
#529CB9 #A252B9 #B96F52 #69B952
square
#529CB9 #A252B9 #B96F52 #69B952
split-complementary
#529CB9 #B95269 #B9A252
monochromatic
#2A5667 #3B7A93 #529CB9 #7EB5CB #A9CEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#529CB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#529CB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #529CB9
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##529CB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##529CB9 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 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)
#8C99BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8EB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #529cb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 156, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.085 225.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bb9ce',
500: '#529cb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #529cb9; $custom-light: #8bb9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#529cb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 156,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.893,
"s": 42.387,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65648,
"c": 0.08527,
"h": 225.9
},
"luminance": 0.29074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#529CB9
secondary
#CAAA9D
accent
#7956D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082