#508bcc

Color #508bcc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#508bcc

RGB

rgb(80, 139, 204)

HSL

hsl(211.5, 54.9%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.5, 60.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(56.61, 0.55, -39.33)

LCH

lch(56.61, 39.33, 270.8)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.1167, 252.23)

HWB

hwb(211.5, 31.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc9150

Analogous

#50c9cc

#508bcc

#5350cc

Triadic

#508bcc

#cc508b

#8bcc50

Split-complementary

#508bcc

#cc5350

#c9cc50

Tetradic

#508bcc

#9150cc

#cc9150

#8bcc50

Square

#508bcc

#cc50c9

#cc9150

#50cc53

Shades

Color #508bcc mixed toward black.

#3573b7

#2b5c93

#20456e

#152e49

#0b1725

Tints

Color #508bcc mixed toward white.

#6d9ed5

#8ab2dd

#a8c5e6

#c5d8ee

#e2ecf7

Tones

Color #508bcc mixed toward gray.

#5a8bc2

#658cb7

#6f8cad

#798da3

#848e98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fbf · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#6b66bc · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#54b4b1 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #508bcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#508bcc]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#508bcc (#508bcc) is rgb(80, 139, 204) in RGB.

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

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