#508bdd

Color #508bdd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#508bdd

RGB

rgb(80, 139, 221)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 67.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 63.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(57.45, 6.24, -47.56)

LCH

lch(57.45, 47.97, 277.47)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1387, 257)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 31.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dda250

Analogous

#50d1dd

#508bdd

#5b50dd

Triadic

#508bdd

#dd508b

#8bdd50

Split-complementary

#508bdd

#dd5b50

#d1dd50

Tetradic

#508bdd

#a250dd

#dda250

#8bdd50

Square

#508bdd

#dd50d1

#dda250

#50dd5b

Shades

Color #508bdd mixed toward black.

#2970d2

#2159a8

#18437e

#102d54

#08162a

Tints

Color #508bdd mixed toward white.

#6d9ee3

#8ab2e8

#a7c5ee

#c5d8f4

#e2ecf9

Tones

Color #508bdd mixed toward gray.

#5c8dd1

#678fc5

#7391ba

#7f93ae

#8b95a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fcd · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#6b66c9 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#54bfbc · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #508bdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#508bdd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#508bdd (#508bdd) is rgb(80, 139, 221) in RGB.

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

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