#50A8DE#50A8DE
#50A8DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.116 H 238.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #50A8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 168, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -10.02, -35.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 36.51, 254.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70% -0.0605 -0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70% 0.116 238.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4907, 34.9816, 74.2383) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.14
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.28
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.29
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.96
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.06
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#50A8DE #DE8650
analogous
#50DECD #50A8DE #5061DE
triadic
#50A8DE #DE50A8 #A8DE50
tetradic
#50A8DE #CD50DE #DE8650 #61DE50
square
#50A8DE #CD50DE #DE8650 #61DE50
split-complementary
#50A8DE #DE5061 #DECD50
monochromatic
#1C6897 #268CCB #50A8DE #83C2E8 #B7DBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#50A8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#50A8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #50A8DE
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##50A8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##50A8DE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA8E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C99DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #50a8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 168, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.116 238.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec1e8',
500: '#50a8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #50a8de; $custom-light: #8ec1e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#50a8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 168,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.817,
"s": 68.269,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7,
"c": 0.11571,
"h": 238.5
},
"luminance": 0.34985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#50A8DE
secondary
#E1BEA9
accent
#7F3DEB
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184