#509dbb

Color #509dbb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 16.01 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#509dbb

RGB

rgb(80, 157, 187)

HSL

hsl(196.8, 44%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.8, 57.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.2%, 16%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.14, -15.01, -22.73)

LCH

lch(61.14, 27.24, 236.56)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0879, 225.97)

HWB

hwb(196.8, 31.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb6e50

Analogous

#50bba4

#509dbb

#5068bb

Triadic

#509dbb

#bb509d

#9dbb50

Split-complementary

#509dbb

#bb5068

#bba450

Tetradic

#509dbb

#6e50bb

#bb6e50

#9dbb50

Square

#509dbb

#a450bb

#bb6e50

#68bb50

Shades

Color #509dbb mixed toward black.

#3e85a0

#326a80

#255060

#193540

#0c1b20

Tints

Color #509dbb mixed toward white.

#6dadc6

#8abed2

#a8cedd

#c5dee8

#e2eff4

Tones

Color #509dbb mixed toward gray.

#5999b2

#6295a9

#6b91a0

#748d97

#7d8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ab4 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#756eb3 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#56afae · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #509dbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#509dbb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#509dbb (#509dbb) is rgb(80, 157, 187) in RGB.

No, #509dbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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