#508DAB#508DAB

#508DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.078 H 231.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508DAB
RGB	rgb(80, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(200, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.78, -11.11, -21.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.78, 24.52, 243.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.0487 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.078 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1811, 23.6938, 42.0300)
Luminance	0.2370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508DAB #AB6E50

analogous

#50AB9C #508DAB #5060AB

triadic

#508DAB #AB508D #8DAB50

tetradic

#508DAB #9C50AB #AB6E50 #60AB50

square

#508DAB #9C50AB #AB6E50 #60AB50

split-complementary

#508DAB #AB5060 #AB9C50

monochromatic

#294858 #3C6B81 #508DAB #78A8C0 #A2C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#508DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#508DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508DAB

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508DAB	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7181AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#159597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.078 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aec4',
    500: '#508dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508dab;
$custom-light: #88aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.78,
    "s": 36.255,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61418,
    "c": 0.07792,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508DAB

secondary

#C1A496

accent

#815CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #508DAB

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

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