#509fc8

Color #509fc8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#509fc8

RGB

rgb(80, 159, 200)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 52.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 60%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(60%, 20.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(62.23, -12.08, -28.34)

LCH

lch(62.23, 30.81, 246.91)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0985, 233.55)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 31.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c87950

Analogous

#50c8b5

#509fc8

#5063c8

Triadic

#509fc8

#c8509f

#9fc850

Split-complementary

#509fc8

#c85063

#c8b550

Tetradic

#509fc8

#7950c8

#c87950

#9fc850

Square

#509fc8

#b550c8

#c87950

#63c850

Shades

Color #509fc8 mixed toward black.

#3888b2

#2d6d8e

#21526b

#163647

#0b1b24

Tints

Color #509fc8 mixed toward white.

#6dafd1

#8abfda

#a7cfe4

#c5dfed

#e2eff6

Tones

Color #509fc8 mixed toward gray.

#5a9cbe

#6499b4

#6e96aa

#7892a0

#828f96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bbf · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#766fbd · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#56b8b6 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #509fc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#509fc8]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#509fc8 (#509fc8) is rgb(80, 159, 200) in RGB.

No, #509fc8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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