Recognised as Colour
#509FA7
- #509FA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#509FA7 is a cyan with RGB values 80, 159, 167 and HSL 186°, 35%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#509FA7#509FA7
HEX#509FA7
RGBrgb(80, 159, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6235, 0.6549
RGB percentages31.4%, 62.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(185.5, 35.2%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 52.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK52.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,283,751
CSS custom property--colour: #509FA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#AF6058
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A75850
Analogous#50A784, #5074A7
Triadic#A7509F, #9FA750
Split complementary#A75074, #A78450
Tetradic#8450A7, #A75850, #73A750
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G159
B167
Red80 (31.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue185.52°
Saturation (HSL)35.22%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 9F · B A7
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