#508cc3

Color #508cc3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#508cc3

RGB

rgb(80, 140, 195)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 48.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 59%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 28.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(56.49, -2.98, -34.44)

LCH

lch(56.49, 34.57, 265.05)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.1046, 247.87)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 31.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c38750

Analogous

#50c3c0

#508cc3

#5052c3

Triadic

#508cc3

#c3508c

#8cc350

Split-complementary

#508cc3

#c35052

#c3c050

Tetradic

#508cc3

#8750c3

#c38750

#8cc350

Square

#508cc3

#c050c3

#c38750

#52c350

Shades

Color #508cc3 mixed toward black.

#3b75ab

#2f5e88

#234666

#172f44

#0c1722

Tints

Color #508cc3 mixed toward white.

#6d9fcd

#8ab2d7

#a7c5e1

#c5d9eb

#e2ecf5

Tones

Color #508cc3 mixed toward gray.

#5a8cb9

#638bb0

#6d8ba6

#768a9d

#808a93

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

#6f70b8 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#6b67b5 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#54aeac · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #508cc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#508cc3]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#508cc3 (#508cc3) is rgb(80, 140, 195) in RGB.

No, #508cc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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