#509DBD#509DBD

#509DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.090 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509DBD
RGB	rgb(80, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(198, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.21, -14.40, -23.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.21, 27.76, 238.76°)
OKLab	oklab(65.97% -0.0604 -0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(65.97% 0.09 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5470, 29.4912, 52.5330)
Luminance	0.2949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#509DBD #BD7050

analogous

#50BDA7 #509DBD #5066BD

triadic

#509DBD #BD509D #9DBD50

tetradic

#509DBD #A750BD #BD7050 #66BD50

square

#509DBD #A750BD #BD7050 #66BD50

split-complementary

#509DBD #BD5066 #BDA750

monochromatic

#28576A #397B97 #509DBD #7CB6CE #A9CFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#509DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#509DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #509DBD

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509DBD	1.00	3.04	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.090 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8abad1',
    500: '#509dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #509dbd;
$custom-light: #8abad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.615,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6597,
    "c": 0.08951,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509DBD

secondary

#CCAB9D

accent

#7953D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #509DBD

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

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