#509FBD#509FBD

#509FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.089 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#509FBD
RGB	rgb(80, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(197, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.80, -15.48, -22.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.80, 27.58, 235.86°)
OKLab	oklab(66.44% -0.0626 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(66.44% 0.089 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8882, 30.1735, 52.6467)
Luminance	0.3018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#509FBD #BD6E50

analogous

#50BDA5 #509FBD #5068BD

triadic

#509FBD #BD509F #9FBD50

tetradic

#509FBD #A550BD #BD6E50 #68BD50

square

#509FBD #A550BD #BD6E50 #68BD50

split-complementary

#509FBD #BD5068 #BDA550

monochromatic

#28586A #397D97 #509FBD #7CB7CE #A9D0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.98

#509FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.04

#509FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #509FBD

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##509FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##509FBD	1.00	2.98	7.04	7.04
#FFFFFF	2.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F90BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #509fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.089 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8abbd1',
    500: '#509fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #509fbd;
$custom-light: #8abbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#509fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.514,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66441,
    "c": 0.08918,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.30176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#509FBD

secondary

#CCAA9D

accent

#7753D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #509FBD

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

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