#5481BD#5481BD

#5481BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.105 H 256.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5481BD
RGB	rgb(84, 129, 189)
HSL	hsl(214, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(214, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.23, 2.36, -36.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.23, 36.19, 273.74°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% -0.0254 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.105 256)
XYZ	xyz(20.6885, 21.2578, 51.1472)
Luminance	0.2126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5481BD #BD9054

analogous

#54B5BD #5481BD #5B54BD

triadic

#5481BD #BD5481 #81BD54

tetradic

#5481BD #BD54B5 #BD9054 #54BD5B

square

#5481BD #BD54B5 #BD9054 #54BD5B

split-complementary

#5481BD #BD5B54 #B5BD54

monochromatic

#2A476D #3B6399 #5481BD #80A2CE #ACC2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#5481BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#5481BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5481BD

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5481BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5481BD	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6985C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B8E96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5481bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 129, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.105 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba5d1',
    500: '#5481bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5481bd;
$custom-light: #8ba5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5481bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59712,
    "c": 0.10485,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.21259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5481BD

secondary

#CDBAA0

accent

#9D54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D0F14

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5481BD

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

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