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#508B95

#508b95 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508b95 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 54.51% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.31% cyan, 6.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 188.7°, with 30.13% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.26.

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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #508b95
  2. #955a50

Split complementary

  1. #508b95
  2. #955068
  3. #957c50

Analogous

  1. #50957c
  2. #508b95
  3. #506895

Triadic

  1. #508b95
  2. #95508b
  3. #8b9550

Tetradic

  1. #508b95
  2. #5a5095
  3. #955a50
  4. #8b9550

Square

  1. #508b95
  2. #7c5095
  3. #955a50
  4. #689550

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e31
  2. #355d63
  3. #508b95
  4. #7aafb8
  5. #accdd2

Shades

#508b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508b95
  2. #487d86
  3. #406f77
  4. #386168
  5. #305359
  6. #28464b
  7. #20383c
  8. #182a2d
  9. #101c1e
  10. #080e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#508b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508b95
  2. #6297a0
  3. #73a2aa
  4. #85aeb5
  5. #96b9bf
  6. #a8c5ca
  7. #b9d1d5
  8. #cbdcdf
  9. #dce8ea
  10. #eef3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508b95
  2. #558a93
  3. #5a8991
  4. #5e888f
  5. #63878d
  6. #68868b
  7. #6d8488
  8. #728386
  9. #768284
  10. #7b8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71868a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777e95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e908e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #718995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e8e91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508b95 {
  color: #508b95;
}
Background
.bg-508b95 {
  background-color: #508b95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508b95 {
  border: 2px solid #508b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 139 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 30% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508b95, #506895);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 139 149 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.19 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.50 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.25 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.79 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.85 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.14 #af746a Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#508b95  rgb(80, 139, 149)  hsl(189, 30%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#955a50  rgb(149, 90, 80)  hsl(9, 30%, 45%)  Redwood
#95508b  rgb(149, 80, 139)  hsl(309, 30%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#8b9550  rgb(139, 149, 80)  hsl(69, 30%, 45%)  Moss Green