#808498#808498

#808498 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.030 H 276.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#808498
RGB	rgb(128, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(230, 10%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(230, 16%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.44, 2.83, -11.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.44, 11.53, 284.21°)
OKLab	oklab(61.69% 0.0035 -0.0303)
OKLCH	oklch(61.69% 0.03 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8196, 23.3584, 33.0061)
Luminance	0.2336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#808498 #989480

analogous

#809098 #808498 #888098

triadic

#808498 #988084 #849880

tetradic

#808498 #988090 #989480 #809888

square

#808498 #988090 #989480 #809888

split-complementary

#808498 #988880 #909880

monochromatic

#474957 #626679 #808498 #A2A5B3 #C4C5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#808498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#808498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #808498

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##808498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##808498	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #808498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.030 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5a7b6',
    500: '#808498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #808498;
$custom-light: #a5a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#808498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 10.435,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61687,
    "c": 0.03048,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#808498

secondary

#BFBDB5

accent

#A974B3

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#0F0F11

muted

#7F7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #808498

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

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