#5481BB#5481BB

#5481BB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.102 H 255.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5481BB
RGB	rgb(84, 129, 187)
HSL	hsl(214, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(214, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 31%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.14, 1.72, -35.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.14, 35.15, 272.80°)
OKLab	oklab(59.61% -0.0259 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(59.61% 0.102 255.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4729, 21.1715, 50.0117)
Luminance	0.2117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5481BB #BB8E54

analogous

#54B5BB #5481BB #5A54BB

triadic

#5481BB #BB5481 #81BB54

tetradic

#5481BB #BB54B5 #BB8E54 #54BB5A

square

#5481BB #BB54B5 #BB8E54 #54BB5A

split-complementary

#5481BB #BB5A54 #B5BB54

monochromatic

#2A466A #3C6396 #5481BB #80A1CC #ACC2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#5481BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#5481BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5481BB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5481BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5481BB	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)

#6A84BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#118E96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5481bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 129, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.102 255.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba5cf',
    500: '#5481bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5481bb;
$custom-light: #8ba5cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5481bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.786,
    "s": 43.096,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59608,
    "c": 0.10219,
    "h": 255.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5481BB

secondary

#CCB89F

accent

#9C55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5481BB

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

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