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#508C97

#508c97 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508c97 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 54.9% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.02% cyan, 7.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 189.3°, with 30.74% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.16.

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Relative luminance0.227

Complementary

  1. #508c97
  2. #975b50

Split complementary

  1. #508c97
  2. #975068
  3. #977e50

Analogous

  1. #50977e
  2. #508c97
  3. #506897

Triadic

  1. #508c97
  2. #97508c
  3. #8c9750

Tetradic

  1. #508c97
  2. #5b5097
  3. #975b50
  4. #8c9750

Square

  1. #508c97
  2. #7e5097
  3. #975b50
  4. #689750

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2f33
  2. #355e65
  3. #508c97
  4. #7bafb9
  5. #adcdd3

Shades

#508c97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508c97
  2. #487e88
  3. #407079
  4. #38626a
  5. #30545b
  6. #28464c
  7. #20383c
  8. #182a2d
  9. #101c1e
  10. #080e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#508c97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508c97
  2. #6298a1
  3. #73a3ac
  4. #85afb6
  5. #96bac1
  6. #a8c6cb
  7. #b9d1d5
  8. #cbdde0
  9. #dce8ea
  10. #eef4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508c97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508c97
  2. #558b95
  3. #5a8a92
  4. #5e8890
  5. #63878e
  6. #68868c
  7. #6d8589
  8. #728487
  9. #768285
  10. #7b8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72878b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777f97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c918f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728a97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d8f92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508c97 {
  color: #508c97;
}
Background
.bg-508c97 {
  background-color: #508c97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508c97 {
  border: 2px solid #508c97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508c97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 140 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 31% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508c97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508c97, #506897);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508c97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 140 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.16 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.74 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.79 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.43 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.51 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.18 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.65 #af7368 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#508c97  rgb(80, 140, 151)  hsl(189, 31%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#975b50  rgb(151, 91, 80)  hsl(9, 31%, 45%)  Redwood
#97508c  rgb(151, 80, 140)  hsl(309, 31%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#8c9750  rgb(140, 151, 80)  hsl(69, 31%, 45%)  Moss Green