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#50afeb

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
80, 175, 235
HSL
203°, 80%, 62%
CMYK
66, 26, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3836

Every format

HEX#50afeb
RGBrgb(80, 175, 235)
HSLhsl(203, 80%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 26%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(68.3 -9.7 -38.3)
LCHlch(68.3 39.5 255.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.722 0.125 239.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #50afeb;
background-color: #50afeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#50afeb] bg-[#50afeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #50afeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.314, green: 0.686, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#50afeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#50afeb on white: 2.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#50afeb on black: 8.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red31.4%
Green68.6%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan66.0%
Magenta25.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#50afeb text on a black background

contrast 8.67:1

Card sample

#50afeb text on a white background

contrast 2.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #50afeb;
Background color
Panel with #50afeb background
background-color: #50afeb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #50afeb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(80, 175, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(80, 175, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #50afeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #50afeb, #5850EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #50afeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #50afeb in the Color Lab