#50BDDF#50BDDF

#50BDDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.110 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#50BDDF
RGBrgb(80, 189, 223)
HSLhsl(194, 69%, 59%)
HSVhsv(194, 64%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(64.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LABlab(71.84, -20.86, -26.23)
CIE-LCHlch(71.84, 33.51, 231.50°)
OKLaboklab(74.88% -0.0817 -0.0731)
OKLCHoklch(74.88% 0.11 221.8)
XYZxyz(34.8198, 43.4247, 76.3445)
Luminance0.4343 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#50BDDF #DF7250
analogous
#50DFBA #50BDDF #5076DF
triadic
#50BDDF #DF50BD #BDDF50
tetradic
#50BDDF #BA50DF #DF7250 #76DF50
square
#50BDDF #BA50DF #DF7250 #76DF50
split-complementary
#50BDDF #DF5076 #DFBA50
monochromatic
#1C7B99 #25A5CC #50BDDF #84D1E8 #B7E4F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.17
#50BDDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.69
#50BDDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #50BDDF
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##50BDDF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##50BDDF1.002.179.699.69
#FFFFFF2.171.0021.0021.00
#0000009.6921.001.001.00
##0000009.6921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B9E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AADF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #50bddf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 189, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.110 221.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90d1e9',
    500: '#50bddf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #50bddf;
$custom-light: #90d1e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#50bddf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.266,
    "s": 69.082,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74882,
    "c": 0.10964,
    "h": 221.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#50BDDF
secondary
#E1B7AA
accent
#663CEC
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FC
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#50BDDF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva