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#50ebfa color: Shimmering Expanse Cyan

#50ebfa is rgb(80, 235, 250) in RGB and oklch(86.588% 0.12824 204.419) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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185°
100%

86.6%
0.128
204°
  • Cyan
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Electric blue
  • cyan-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc -23
Black text
14.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 83

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About #50ebfa

#50ebfa is a pastel very light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 86.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 204°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.44:1 contrast and black text 14.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shimmering Expanse Cyan (#45e9fd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-300.

More very light cyan colors

Lighter: #50ebfa mixed with white

  1. 50ebfa
  2. 6bedfb
  3. 81f0fb
  4. 95f2fc
  5. a6f4fc
  6. b6f6fd
  7. c6f8fd
  8. d5fafe
  9. e3fcfe
  10. f1fdff

Darker: #50ebfa mixed with black

  1. 50ebfa
  2. 44ccd9
  3. 39aeba
  4. 2e919b
  5. 24757d
  6. 1a5b61
  7. 104146
  8. 07292d
  9. 021315
  10. 000303

Calmer: #50ebfa with less saturation

  1. 50ebfa
  2. 66e9f6
  3. 78e7f2
  4. 87e4ee
  5. 95e2ea
  6. a1e0e7
  7. acdde3
  8. b7dbdf
  9. c0d8db
  10. cad5d7

Questions about #50ebfa

What color is #50ebfa?

#50ebfa is pastel very light cyan. The closest named color is Shimmering Expanse Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(80, 235, 250), in HSL hsl(185.29, 94.44%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(86.588% 0.12824 204.419).

What colors go well with #50ebfa?

The complementary color of #50ebfa is #ffbbb4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67eecd and #8cdeff. The triadic partners are #fdb5ff and #facc69.

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

Black text reads better on #50ebfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and black gives 14.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50ebfa a warm or cool color?

#50ebfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 204 degrees, its lightness 86.6% and its chroma 0.128.