#508bed

Color #508bed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#508bed

RGB

rgb(80, 139, 237)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 81.3%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 66.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.2%, 41.4%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(58.3, 11.71, -55.11)

LCH

lch(58.3, 56.34, 282)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1596, 259.97)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 31.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edb250

Analogous

#50d9ed

#508bed

#6450ed

Triadic

#508bed

#ed508b

#8bed50

Split-complementary

#508bed

#ed6450

#d9ed50

Tetradic

#508bed

#b250ed

#edb250

#8bed50

Square

#508bed

#ed50d9

#edb250

#50ed64

Shades

Color #508bed mixed toward black.

#206be8

#1454c0

#0f3f90

#0a2a60

#051530

Tints

Color #508bed mixed toward white.

#6d9ef0

#8ab2f3

#a8c5f6

#c5d8f9

#e2ecfc

Tones

Color #508bed mixed toward gray.

#5d8ee0

#6a92d3

#7795c6

#8498b9

#929bac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fda · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#6b66d6 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#54cac6 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #508bed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#508bed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#508bed (#508bed) is rgb(80, 139, 237) in RGB.

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

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