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#50abe2 color: High Blue

#50abe2 is rgb(80, 171, 226) in RGB and oklch(70.871% 0.11809 238.172) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

70.9%
0.118
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #50abe2

#50abe2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.26:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is High Blue (#4ca8e0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #50abe2 mixed with white

  1. 50abe2
  2. 65b4e5
  3. 78bce9
  4. 89c5ec
  5. 9bcdef
  6. acd6f2
  7. bddef5
  8. cde6f7
  9. deeefa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #50abe2 mixed with black

  1. 50abe2
  2. 4494c4
  3. 397ea8
  4. 2e688c
  5. 245471
  6. 1a4057
  7. 102d3e
  8. 071b27
  9. 020b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #50abe2 with less saturation

  1. 50abe2
  2. 5baadc
  3. 65aad5
  4. 6ea9cf
  5. 77a8c9
  6. 7fa7c2
  7. 86a6bc
  8. 8da5b5
  9. 94a4ae
  10. 9ba2a8

Questions about #50abe2

What color is #50abe2?

#50abe2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is High Blue. In RGB it is rgb(80, 171, 226), in HSL hsl(202.6, 71.57%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.871% 0.11809 238.172).

What colors go well with #50abe2?

The complementary color of #50abe2 is #d88e52. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1ab5c8 and #829eeb. The triadic partners are #dc81a0 and #9aab50.

Is white or black text more readable on #50abe2?

Black text reads better on #50abe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50abe2 a warm or cool color?

#50abe2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.118.