#50BCDD#50BCDD
#50BCDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.108 H 221.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #50BCDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 188, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.48, -20.96, -25.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.48, 33.16, 230.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.57% -0.0814 -0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.57% 0.108 221.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3374, 42.8887, 74.8613) |
| Luminance | 0.4289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.47
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.63
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.07
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.25
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#50BCDD #DD7150
analogous
#50DDB8 #50BCDD #5076DD
triadic
#50BCDD #DD50BC #BCDD50
tetradic
#50BCDD #B850DD #DD7150 #76DD50
square
#50BCDD #B850DD #DD7150 #76DD50
split-complementary
#50BCDD #DD5076 #DDB850
monochromatic
#1D7996 #27A3C9 #50BCDD #83D0E7 #B6E3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#50BCDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#50BCDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #50BCDD
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##50BCDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##50BCDD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B7DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A9DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #50bcdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 188, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.108 221.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd0e7',
500: '#50bcdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #50bcdd; $custom-light: #8fd0e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#50bcdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 188,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.043,
"s": 67.464,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74567,
"c": 0.10844,
"h": 221.3
},
"luminance": 0.42892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#50BCDD
secondary
#E0B6A9
accent
#663DEA
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FC
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284