#508fad

Color #508fad

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#508fad

RGB

rgb(80, 143, 173)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 36.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 53.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(56.45, -11.61, -21.98)

LCH

lch(56.45, 24.86, 242.16)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0791, 230.54)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 31.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad6e50

Analogous

#50ad9d

#508fad

#5060ad

Triadic

#508fad

#ad508f

#8fad50

Split-complementary

#508fad

#ad5060

#ad9d50

Tetradic

#508fad

#6e50ad

#ad6e50

#8fad50

Square

#508fad

#9d50ad

#ad6e50

#60ad50

Shades

Color #508fad mixed toward black.

#437790

#355f73

#284757

#1b303a

#0d181d

Tints

Color #508fad mixed toward white.

#6ca2bb

#8ab4c9

#a7c7d6

#c4dae4

#e2ecf1

Tones

Color #508fad mixed toward gray.

#588ca5

#5f899e

#678796

#6f848e

#778186

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171a6 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#6d68a5 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#55a1a0 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #508fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#508fad]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#508fad (#508fad) is rgb(80, 143, 173) in RGB.

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

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