#579CAC#579CAC

#579CAC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.074 H 214.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#579CAC
RGB	rgb(87, 156, 172)
HSL	hsl(191, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(191, 49%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.59, -17.36, -15.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.59, 23.00, 221.00°)
OKLab	oklab(65.35% -0.0607 -0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(65.35% 0.074 214.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2625, 28.7798, 43.3509)
Luminance	0.2878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#579CAC #AC6757

analogous

#57AC91 #579CAC #5771AC

triadic

#579CAC #AC579C #9CAC57

tetradic

#579CAC #9157AC #AC6757 #71AC57

square

#579CAC #9157AC #AC6757 #71AC57

split-complementary

#579CAC #AC5771 #AC9157

monochromatic

#2D535B #417884 #579CAC #80B4C0 #A9CCD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#579CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#579CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #579CAC

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##579CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##579CAC	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9098AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27A2A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #579cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 156, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.074 214.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cb9c4',
    500: '#579cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #579cac;
$custom-light: #8cb9c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#579cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.294,
    "s": 33.865,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65346,
    "c": 0.07359,
    "h": 214.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#579CAC

secondary

#C2A49D

accent

#725ECA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #579CAC

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

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