#508bc9

Color #508bc9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#508bc9

RGB

rgb(80, 139, 201)

HSL

hsl(210.7, 52.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.7, 60.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(56.47, -0.44, -37.86)

LCH

lch(56.47, 37.86, 269.33)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1129, 251.13)

HWB

hwb(210.7, 31.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c98e50

Analogous

#50c8c9

#508bc9

#5150c9

Triadic

#508bc9

#c9508b

#8bc950

Split-complementary

#508bc9

#c95150

#c8c950

Tetradic

#508bc9

#8e50c9

#c98e50

#8bc950

Square

#508bc9

#c950c8

#c98e50

#50c951

Shades

Color #508bc9 mixed toward black.

#3774b3

#2c5d8f

#21456b

#162e48

#0b1724

Tints

Color #508bc9 mixed toward white.

#6d9ed2

#8ab2db

#a8c5e4

#c5d8ed

#e2ecf6

Tones

Color #508bc9 mixed toward gray.

#5a8bbf

#648cb5

#6e8cab

#788ca1

#828c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fbc · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#6b66b9 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#54b2af · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #508bc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#508bc9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#508bc9 (#508bc9) is rgb(80, 139, 201) in RGB.

No, #508bc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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