#508DA8#508DA8

#508DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.075 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508DA8
RGB	rgb(80, 141, 168)
HSL	hsl(198, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 52%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.67, -12.01, -20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.67, 23.61, 239.41°)
OKLab	oklab(61.29% -0.0499 -0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(61.29% 0.075 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8984, 23.5807, 40.5411)
Luminance	0.2358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508DA8 #A86B50

analogous

#50A897 #508DA8 #5061A8

triadic

#508DA8 #A8508D #8DA850

tetradic

#508DA8 #9750A8 #A86B50 #61A850

square

#508DA8 #9750A8 #A86B50 #61A850

split-complementary

#508DA8 #A85061 #A89750

monochromatic

#294755 #3C6A7F #508DA8 #77A8BE #A0C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#508DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#508DA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508DA8

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508DA8	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7281A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A9596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 141, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.075 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aec2',
    500: '#508da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508da8;
$custom-light: #87aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.409,
    "s": 35.484,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61289,
    "c": 0.0753,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508DA8

secondary

#BFA295

accent

#7E5CCC

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #508DA8

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

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