#50AADD#50AADD
#50AADD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.114 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #50AADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 170, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.27, -11.44, -33.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.27, 35.61, 251.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.41% -0.0629 -0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.41% 0.114 236.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7291, 35.6722, 73.6586) |
| Luminance | 0.3568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.59
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.18
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.46
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.62
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#50AADD #DD8350
analogous
#50DDCA #50AADD #5064DD
triadic
#50AADD #DD50AA #AADD50
tetradic
#50AADD #CA50DD #DD8350 #64DD50
square
#50AADD #CA50DD #DD8350 #64DD50
split-complementary
#50AADD #DD5064 #DDCA50
monochromatic
#1D6A96 #278EC9 #50AADD #83C3E7 #B6DCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#50AADD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#50AADD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #50AADD
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##50AADD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##50AADD | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A9DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F9BDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #50aadd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 170, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.114 236.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec3e7',
500: '#50aadd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #50aadd; $custom-light: #8ec3e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#50aadd",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 170,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.702,
"s": 67.464,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70411,
"c": 0.11364,
"h": 236.4
},
"luminance": 0.35675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#50AADD
secondary
#E0BDA9
accent
#7C3DEA
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184