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#50A3FB Color

#50A3FB is rgb(80, 163, 251) in RGB, hsl(211, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50A3FB
HEX#50A3FB
RGBrgb(80, 163, 251)
HSLhsl(211, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(211, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 35%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.153 252)
LABlab(64.87% -4.58 -52.17)
LCHlch(64.87% 52.37 264.98)

What #50A3FB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #50A3FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.31Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.68Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 9.03French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 11.5Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 11.69Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 14.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#50A3FB Channel Values

How #50A3FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 163 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50A3FB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50A3FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50A3FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50A3FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#50A3FB
Complementary
#FBA950
Analogous
#50F9FB
Analogous
#5350FB
Triadic
#FB50A3
Triadic
#A3FB50
Split comp.
#FB5350
Split comp.
#F9FB50

Tints & Shades of #50A3FB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69B0FC
#7DBBFC
#96C8FD
#AFD5FD
#C8E2FE
#DCEDFE

Shades

#238BFB
#0576F0
#0460C3
#034A96
#023469
#012041

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50A3FB.

How #50A3FB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#50A3FB
Protanopia#9999FB
Protanomaly#829DFB
Deuteranopia#8E8EFC
Deuteranomaly#7A97FC
Tritanopia#0DB1B1
Tritanomaly#34ACD3
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50A3FB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-50a3fb: #50A3FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50A3FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50a3fb': '#50A3FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.639, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_50a3fb">#50A3FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#50A3FB"

More Blue Colors

#50A3FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#50A3FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50A3FB?

#50A3FB is a light blue — rgb(80, 163, 251) in RGB and hsl(211, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #50A3FB?

#50A3FB is rgb(80, 163, 251) — red 80, green 163, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50A3FB?

#50A3FB converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50A3FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50A3FB scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50A3FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50A3FB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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