#50ACDE#50ACDE
#50ACDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.114 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #50ACDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 172, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.89, -12.21, -33.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.89, 35.49, 249.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% -0.0646 -0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.114 235.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2405, 36.4812, 74.4883) |
| Luminance | 0.3648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.03
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.42
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.88
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.02
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.64
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#50ACDE #DE8250
analogous
#50DEC9 #50ACDE #5065DE
triadic
#50ACDE #DE50AC #ACDE50
tetradic
#50ACDE #C950DE #DE8250 #65DE50
square
#50ACDE #C950DE #DE8250 #65DE50
split-complementary
#50ACDE #DE5065 #DEC950
monochromatic
#1C6C97 #2691CB #50ACDE #83C4E8 #B7DDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#50ACDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#50ACDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #50ACDE
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##50ACDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##50ACDE | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ABE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#819CDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #50acde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 172, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.114 235.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc4e8',
500: '#50acde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #50acde; $custom-light: #8fc4e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#50acde",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 172,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.127,
"s": 68.269,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70914,
"c": 0.11363,
"h": 235.3
},
"luminance": 0.36484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#50ACDE
secondary
#E1BDA9
accent
#7A3DEB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184