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#50ade2 color: Thalassophile

#50ade2 is rgb(80, 173, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.327% 0.11701 236.658) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

71.3%
0.117
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #50ade2

#50ade2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #50ade2 mixed with white

  1. 50ade2
  2. 65b5e5
  3. 78bee9
  4. 8ac6ec
  5. 9bceef
  6. acd7f2
  7. bddff5
  8. cee7f7
  9. deeffa
  10. eff7fd

Darker: #50ade2 mixed with black

  1. 50ade2
  2. 4496c4
  3. 397fa8
  4. 2e6a8c
  5. 245571
  6. 1a4157
  7. 102d3e
  8. 071b27
  9. 020b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #50ade2 with less saturation

  1. 50ade2
  2. 5cacdc
  3. 66acd6
  4. 6fabcf
  5. 78aac9
  6. 80a9c3
  7. 87a8bc
  8. 8ea6b6
  9. 95a5b0
  10. 9ca4a9

Questions about #50ade2

What color is #50ade2?

#50ade2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(80, 173, 226), in HSL hsl(201.78, 71.57%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.327% 0.11701 236.658).

What colors go well with #50ade2?

The complementary color of #50ade2 is #da8e56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20b7c7 and #81a0ec. The triadic partners are #dc82a4 and #9eac51.

Is white or black text more readable on #50ade2?

Black text reads better on #50ade2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50ade2 a warm or cool color?

#50ade2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.117.