#509AC2#509AC2

#509AC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.095 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509AC2
RGB	rgb(80, 154, 194)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 20.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.52, -11.21, -27.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.52, 29.80, 247.89°)
OKLab	oklab(65.49% -0.0552 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(65.49% 0.095 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5978, 28.7094, 55.2737)
Luminance	0.2871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#509AC2 #C27850

analogous

#50C2B1 #509AC2 #5061C2

triadic

#509AC2 #C2509A #9AC250

tetradic

#509AC2 #B150C2 #C27850 #61C250

square

#509AC2 #B150C2 #C27850 #61C250

split-complementary

#509AC2 #C25061 #C2B150

monochromatic

#275770 #377A9E #509AC2 #7DB4D2 #ABCEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#509AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#509AC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #509AC2

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509AC2	1.00	3.11	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8799C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 154, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.095 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bb7d4',
    500: '#509ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #509ac2;
$custom-light: #8bb7d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.053,
    "s": 48.305,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65487,
    "c": 0.09486,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509AC2

secondary

#CFB09F

accent

#8050D8

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0D1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #509AC2

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

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