#509DBE#509DBE

#509DBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.090 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509DBE
RGB	rgb(80, 157, 190)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.25, -14.09, -24.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.25, 28.04, 239.82°)
OKLab	oklab(66.01% -0.06 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(66.01% 0.09 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6559, 29.5348, 53.1067)
Luminance	0.2954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#509DBE #BE7150

analogous

#50BEA8 #509DBE #5066BE

triadic

#509DBE #BE509D #9DBE50

tetradic

#509DBE #A850BE #BE7150 #66BE50

square

#509DBE #A850BE #BE7150 #66BE50

split-complementary

#509DBE #BE5066 #BEA850

monochromatic

#28576C #397C98 #509DBE #7DB6CF #A9CFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#509DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.91

#509DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #509DBE

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509DBE	1.00	3.04	6.91	6.91
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 157, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.090 228.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 45.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66013,
    "c": 0.09032,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.29537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509DBE

secondary

#CDAB9D

accent

#7A52D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #509DBE

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

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