#508496#508496

#508496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.062 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508496
RGB	rgb(80, 132, 150)
HSL	hsl(195, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 47%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.30, -12.32, -15.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.30, 19.46, 230.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.39% -0.0459 -0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(58.39% 0.062 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0625, 20.4087, 31.8884)
Luminance	0.2041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508496 #966250

analogous

#509685 #508496 #506196

triadic

#508496 #965084 #849650

tetradic

#508496 #855096 #966250 #619650

square

#508496 #855096 #966250 #619650

split-complementary

#508496 #965061 #968550

monochromatic

#253E46 #3B616E #508496 #70A2B3 #98BCC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#508496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#508496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508496

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508496	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F8A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 132, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.062 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a7b4',
    500: '#508496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508496;
$custom-light: #85a7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.429,
    "s": 30.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58387,
    "c": 0.06198,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508496

secondary

#B5978D

accent

#7B61C7

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #508496

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

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