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#509CAA

#509caa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#509caa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 61.18% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.94% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 189.33°, with 36% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.2838

Complementary

  1. #509caa
  2. #aa5e50

Split complementary

  1. #509caa
  2. #aa506f
  3. #aa8b50

Analogous

  1. #50aa8b
  2. #509caa
  3. #506faa

Triadic

  1. #509caa
  2. #aa509c
  3. #9caa50

Tetradic

  1. #509caa
  2. #5e50aa
  3. #aa5e50
  4. #9caa50

Square

  1. #509caa
  2. #8b50aa
  3. #aa5e50
  4. #6faa50

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3d42
  2. #386c76
  3. #509caa
  4. #82bac4
  5. #b6d7dd

Shades

#509caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #509caa
  2. #488c99
  3. #407d88
  4. #386d77
  5. #305e66
  6. #284e55
  7. #203e44
  8. #182f33
  9. #101f22
  10. #081011
  11. #000000

Tints

#509caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #509caa
  2. #62a6b3
  3. #73b0bb
  4. #85bac4
  5. #96c4cc
  6. #a8ced5
  7. #b9d7dd
  8. #cbe1e6
  9. #dcebee
  10. #eef5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#509caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #509caa
  2. #5599a6
  3. #5a96a2
  4. #5e949d
  5. #639199
  6. #688e95
  7. #6d8b91
  8. #72888d
  9. #768688
  10. #7b8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c969c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9097ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0ba2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c99ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7193aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34a0a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-509caa {
  color: #509caa;
}
Background
.bg-509caa {
  background-color: #509caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-509caa {
  border: 2px solid #509caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #509caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 156 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 36% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-509caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #509caa, #506faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-509caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 156 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.79 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.65 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.90 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 12.12 #af6355 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#509caa  rgb(80, 156, 170)  hsl(189, 36%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#aa5e50  rgb(170, 94, 80)  hsl(9, 36%, 49%)  Redwood
#aa509c  rgb(170, 80, 156)  hsl(309, 36%, 49%)  Purpureus
#9caa50  rgb(156, 170, 80)  hsl(69, 36%, 49%)  Moss Green