#509DAD#509DAD

#509DAD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.079 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509DAD
RGB	rgb(80, 157, 173)
HSL	hsl(190, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(190, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.64, -19.18, -15.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.64, 24.72, 219.14°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% -0.0666 -0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.079 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9051, 28.8345, 43.8856)
Luminance	0.2884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#509DAD #AD6050

analogous

#50AD8F #509DAD #506EAD

triadic

#509DAD #AD509D #9DAD50

tetradic

#509DAD #8F50AD #AD6050 #6EAD50

square

#509DAD #8F50AD #AD6050 #6EAD50

split-complementary

#509DAD #AD506E #AD8F50

monochromatic

#295159 #3D7783 #509DAD #79B5C1 #A3CCD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#509DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#509DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #509DAD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509DAD	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9198AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 157, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.079 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89bac5',
    500: '#509dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #509dad;
$custom-light: #89bac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.323,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65317,
    "c": 0.0794,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509DAD

secondary

#C29E97

accent

#6F5BCD

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #509DAD

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

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