#509fe1

Color #509fe1

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#509fe1

RGB

rgb(80, 159, 225)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 70.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 64.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.4%, 29.3%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(63.29, -4.03, -40.58)

LCH

lch(63.29, 40.78, 264.33)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.1251, 246.24)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 31.4%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e19250

Analogous

#50e1da

#509fe1

#5057e1

Triadic

#509fe1

#e1509f

#9fe150

Split-complementary

#509fe1

#e15057

#e1da50

Tetradic

#509fe1

#9250e1

#e19250

#9fe150

Square

#509fe1

#da50e1

#e19250

#57e150

Shades

Color #509fe1 mixed toward black.

#2587d9

#1e6cae

#165182

#0f3657

#071b2b

Tints

Color #509fe1 mixed toward white.

#6dafe6

#8abfeb

#a8cff0

#c5dff5

#e2effa

Tones

Color #509fe1 mixed toward gray.

#5c9ed5

#689dc9

#749cbd

#809bb1

#8c9aa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bd3 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#766fd0 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#56c8c5 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #509fe1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#509fe1]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#509fe1 (#509fe1) is rgb(80, 159, 225) in RGB.

No, #509fe1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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