#509BAF#509BAF

#509BAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.080 H 217.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509BAF
RGB	rgb(80, 155, 175)
HSL	hsl(193, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(193, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.11, -17.53, -17.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.11, 24.80, 225.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.92% -0.0635 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(64.92% 0.08 217.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7645, 28.2413, 44.8006)
Luminance	0.2824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#509BAF #AF6450

analogous

#50AF94 #509BAF #506BAF

triadic

#509BAF #AF509B #9BAF50

tetradic

#509BAF #9450AF #AF6450 #6BAF50

square

#509BAF #9450AF #AF6450 #6BAF50

split-complementary

#509BAF #AF506B #AF9450

monochromatic

#2A515B #3D7685 #509BAF #7AB3C2 #A4CBD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#509BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.65

#509BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #509BAF

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509BAF	1.00	3.16	6.65	6.65
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 155, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.080 217.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89b8c6',
    500: '#509baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #509baf;
$custom-light: #89b8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.632,
    "s": 37.255,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64917,
    "c": 0.07996,
    "h": 217.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509BAF

secondary

#C3A198

accent

#735BCD

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #509BAF

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

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