#508CAC#508CAC

#508CAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.079 H 233.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508CAC
RGB	rgb(80, 140, 172)
HSL	hsl(201, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, -10.24, -22.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 25.03, 245.84°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0472 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.079 233.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1300, 23.4385, 42.4850)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508CAC #AC7050

analogous

#50AC9E #508CAC #505EAC

triadic

#508CAC #AC508C #8CAC50

tetradic

#508CAC #9E50AC #AC7050 #5EAC50

square

#508CAC #9E50AC #AC7050 #5EAC50

split-complementary

#508CAC #AC505E #AC9E50

monochromatic

#294858 #3D6A82 #508CAC #79A8C1 #A2C3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#508CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#508CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508CAC

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508CAC	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#149596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 140, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.079 233.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88adc4',
    500: '#508cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508cac;
$custom-light: #88adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.87,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61225,
    "c": 0.07915,
    "h": 233.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508CAC

secondary

#C1A597

accent

#835BCD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #508CAC

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

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