#508CAB#508CAB

#508CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.078 H 232.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508CAB
RGB	rgb(80, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(200, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -10.55, -22.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 24.69, 244.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0476 -0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.078 232.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0343, 23.4002, 41.9811)
Luminance	0.2340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508CAB #AB6F50

analogous

#50AB9D #508CAB #505EAB

triadic

#508CAB #AB508C #8CAB50

tetradic

#508CAB #9D50AB #AB6F50 #5EAB50

square

#508CAB #9D50AB #AB6F50 #5EAB50

split-complementary

#508CAB #AB505E #AB9D50

monochromatic

#294858 #3C6A81 #508CAB #78A8C0 #A2C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#508CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#508CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508CAB

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508CAB	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#169496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.078 232.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87adc4',
    500: '#508cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508cab;
$custom-light: #87adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.44,
    "s": 36.255,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61181,
    "c": 0.0782,
    "h": 232.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508CAB

secondary

#C1A596

accent

#825CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #508CAB

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

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