Colour

#509FB8

#509FB8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#509FB8 is a cyan with RGB values 80, 159, 184 and HSL 194°, 42%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#509FB8#509FB8

HEX#509FB8

RGBrgb(80, 159, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6235, 0.7216

RGB percentages31.4%, 62.4%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(194.4, 42.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 56.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK56.5%, 13.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,283,768

CSS custom property--colour: #509FB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#AF6047

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#909BB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8190B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2 Sky blue · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B86950

Analogous#50B89D, #506BB8

Triadic#B8509F, #9FB850

Split complementary#B8506B, #B89D50

Tetradic#9D50B8, #B86950, #6BB850

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E1EFF3

Lighter +30%#BDDBE4

Lighter +20%#99C7D5

Lighter +10%#74B3C7

Darker −10%#3D8298

Darker −20%#2F6373

Darker −30%#20444F

Darker −40%#11252B

More saturated +25%#31AFD7

Less saturated −25%#6F8F99

Channel breakdown

R80

G159

B184

Red80 (31.4%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue194.42°

Saturation (HSL)42.28%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 9F · B B8

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Colour values

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