#508EB2#508EB2

#508EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.084 H 235.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#508EB2
RGB	rgb(80, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(202, 55%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.35, -9.52, -24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.35, 26.74, 249.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.96% -0.0473 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(61.96% 0.084 235.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0142, 24.2640, 45.6869)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#508EB2 #B27450

analogous

#50B2A5 #508EB2 #505DB2

triadic

#508EB2 #B2508E #8EB250

tetradic

#508EB2 #A550B2 #B27450 #5DB250

square

#508EB2 #A550B2 #B27450 #5DB250

split-complementary

#508EB2 #B2505D #B2A550

monochromatic

#294B5E #3C6D89 #508EB2 #7AA9C5 #A5C5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#508EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#508EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #508EB2

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##508EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##508EB2	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7083B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #508eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.084 235.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afc9',
    500: '#508eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #508eb2;
$custom-light: #88afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#508eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.041,
    "s": 38.889,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61962,
    "c": 0.08424,
    "h": 235.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#508EB2

secondary

#C5A999

accent

#8459CF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #508EB2

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

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