#508999#508999

#508999 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.065 H 217.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508999
RGB	rgb(80, 137, 153)
HSL	hsl(193, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(193, 48%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 10.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.92, -14.22, -14.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.92, 20.20, 225.26°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% -0.051 -0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.065 217.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0016, 21.8953, 33.4084)
Luminance	0.2190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508999 #996050

analogous

#509984 #508999 #506499

triadic

#508999 #995089 #899950

tetradic

#508999 #845099 #996050 #649950

square

#508999 #845099 #996050 #649950

split-complementary

#508999 #995064 #998450

monochromatic

#264149 #3B6571 #508999 #71A6B5 #99BFCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#508999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#508999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508999

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508999	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E869A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B8F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 137, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.065 217.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86abb7',
    500: '#508999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508999;
$custom-light: #86abb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.151,
    "s": 31.33,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59713,
    "c": 0.06455,
    "h": 217.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508999

secondary

#B7978E

accent

#7760C8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #508999

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

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