#50BDFF#50BDFF
#50BDFF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.137 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #50BDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 189, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 100%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 69%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.10, -10.77, -41.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.10, 42.97, 255.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.3% -0.0707 -0.1172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.3% 0.137 238.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5488, 45.3163, 101.2510) |
| Luminance | 0.4532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 3.88
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.85
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.85
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.18
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.39
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#50BDFF #FF9250
analogous
#50FFEA #50BDFF #5065FF
triadic
#50BDFF #FF50BD #BDFF50
tetradic
#50BDFF #EA50FF #FF9250 #65FF50
square
#50BDFF #EA50FF #FF9250 #65FF50
split-complementary
#50BDFF #FF5065 #FFEA50
monochromatic
#0084D5 #13A6FF #50BDFF #8DD4FF #CAEBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#50BDFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#50BDFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #50BDFF
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##50BDFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##50BDFF | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EBDFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86ACFE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CED4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #50bdff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 189, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.137 238.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94d0ff',
500: '#50bdff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #50bdff; $custom-light: #94d0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#50bdff",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 189,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.629,
"s": 100,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76299,
"c": 0.13686,
"h": 238.9
},
"luminance": 0.45321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#50BDFF
secondary
#F3CEB8
accent
#5700E6
background
#F9FCFF
surface
#F2F9FF
border
#CCD2D7
text
#0F1418
muted
#7E8286