#579DAD#579DAD

#579DAD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.074 H 214.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#579DAD
RGB	rgb(87, 157, 173)
HSL	hsl(191, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(191, 50%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.92, -17.60, -15.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.92, 23.23, 220.72°)
OKLab	oklab(65.62% -0.0614 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(65.62% 0.074 214.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.5274, 29.1553, 43.9148)
Luminance	0.2916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#579DAD #AD6757

analogous

#57AD92 #579DAD #5772AD

triadic

#579DAD #AD579D #9DAD57

tetradic

#579DAD #9257AD #AD6757 #72AD57

square

#579DAD #9257AD #AD6757 #72AD57

split-complementary

#579DAD #AD5772 #AD9257

monochromatic

#2D545C #417986 #579DAD #80B5C1 #A9CDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#579DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#579DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #579DAD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##579DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##579DAD	1.00	3.07	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9199AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26A3A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #579dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 157, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.074 214.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cbac5',
    500: '#579dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #579dad;
$custom-light: #8cbac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#579dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.163,
    "s": 34.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65622,
    "c": 0.07434,
    "h": 214.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#579DAD

secondary

#C3A49D

accent

#725DCA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0D1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #579DAD

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

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