#507C8A

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Slategray.

About #507C8A

The precise color #507C8A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 124 green, and 138 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 42% cyan and 10% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#507C8A
RGB80, 124, 138
HSL194.5°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK42%, 10%, 0%, 46%
HSV194.5°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB49.4, -11.3, -12.4
XYZ15.1, 18.0, 26.7
Decimal5274762

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.59:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #507C8A; }
.text-color { color: #507C8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #507C8A; }

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