#508498#508498

#508498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.063 H 224.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508498
RGB	rgb(80, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(197, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.37, -11.74, -16.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.37, 19.94, 233.93°)
OKLab	oklab(58.47% -0.0451 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(58.47% 0.063 224.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2250, 20.4737, 32.7438)
Luminance	0.2047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508498 #986450

analogous

#509888 #508498 #506098

triadic

#508498 #985084 #849850

tetradic

#508498 #885098 #986450 #609850

square

#508498 #885098 #986450 #609850

split-complementary

#508498 #985060 #988850

monochromatic

#263E48 #3B6170 #508498 #71A2B4 #99BCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#508498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#508498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508498

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508498	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E8A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.063 224.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85a7b6',
    500: '#508498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508498;
$custom-light: #85a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 31.034,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58468,
    "c": 0.06342,
    "h": 224.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508498

secondary

#B6998E

accent

#7D61C7

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #508498

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

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