#508EAB#508EAB

#508EAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.078 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508EAB
RGB	rgb(80, 142, 171)
HSL	hsl(199, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 17%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.08, -11.66, -21.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.08, 24.38, 241.42°)
OKLab	oklab(61.66% -0.0499 -0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(61.66% 0.078 230)
XYZ	xyz(20.3292, 23.9900, 42.0794)
Luminance	0.2399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508EAB #AB6D50

analogous

#50AB9B #508EAB #5061AB

triadic

#508EAB #AB508E #8EAB50

tetradic

#508EAB #9B50AB #AB6D50 #61AB50

square

#508EAB #9B50AB #AB6D50 #61AB50

split-complementary

#508EAB #AB5061 #AB9B50

monochromatic

#294958 #3C6B81 #508EAB #78A9C0 #A2C4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#508EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#508EAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508EAB

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508EAB	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7282AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#149697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 142, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.078 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afc4',
    500: '#508eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508eab;
$custom-light: #88afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.121,
    "s": 36.255,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61655,
    "c": 0.07767,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.23992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508EAB

secondary

#C1A496

accent

#7F5CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #508EAB

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

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