#808096#808096

#808096 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.033 H 285.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#808096
RGB	rgb(128, 128, 150)
HSL	hsl(240, 9%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(240, 15%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 14.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.27, 4.69, -11.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.27, 12.68, 291.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% 0.0088 -0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.033 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1251, 22.2293, 31.9733)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#808096 #969680

analogous

#808B96 #808096 #8B8096

triadic

#808096 #968080 #809680

tetradic

#808096 #96808B #969680 #80968B

square

#808096 #96808B #969680 #80968B

split-complementary

#808096 #968B80 #8B9680

monochromatic

#464655 #626277 #808096 #A2A2B2 #C3C3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#808096 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#808096 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #808096

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##808096	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##808096	1.00	3.86	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C8487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #808096;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 128, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.033 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5a4b4',
    500: '#808096',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #808096;
$custom-light: #a5a4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#808096",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 9.483,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6075,
    "c": 0.03309,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#808096

secondary

#BEBEB4

accent

#B275B2

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#0F0F11

muted

#7F7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #808096

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

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