#808596#808596

#808596 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.026 H 272.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#808596
RGB	rgb(128, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(226, 9%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(226, 15%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.65, 1.80, -9.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.65, 9.87, 280.52°)
OKLab	oklab(61.83% 0.0012 -0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(61.83% 0.026 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.7934, 23.5660, 32.1961)
Luminance	0.2357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#808596 #969180

analogous

#809096 #808596 #868096

triadic

#808596 #968085 #859680

tetradic

#808596 #968090 #969180 #809686

square

#808596 #968090 #969180 #809686

split-complementary

#808596 #968680 #909680

monochromatic

#464A55 #626777 #808596 #A2A5B2 #C3C5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#808596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#808596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #808596

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##808596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##808596	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B888A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #808596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.026 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a5a8b4',
    500: '#808596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #808596;
$custom-light: #a5a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#808596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.364,
    "s": 9.483,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6183,
    "c": 0.02627,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#808596

secondary

#BEBBB4

accent

#A575B2

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#0F0F11

muted

#7F7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #808596

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

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