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#508AA4

#508aa4 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508aa4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 54.12% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.22% cyan, 15.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 198.57°, with 34.43% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.2256

Complementary

  1. #508aa4
  2. #a46a50

Split complementary

  1. #508aa4
  2. #a45060
  3. #a49450

Analogous

  1. #50a494
  2. #508aa4
  3. #5060a4

Triadic

  1. #508aa4
  2. #a4508a
  3. #8aa450

Tetradic

  1. #508aa4
  2. #6a50a4
  3. #a46a50
  4. #8aa450

Square

  1. #508aa4
  2. #9450a4
  3. #a46a50
  4. #60a450

Monochromatic

  1. #1e333d
  2. #375f71
  3. #508aa4
  4. #80adc1
  5. #b3ceda

Shades

#508aa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508aa4
  2. #487c94
  3. #406e83
  4. #386173
  5. #305362
  6. #284552
  7. #203742
  8. #182931
  9. #101c21
  10. #080e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#508aa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508aa4
  2. #6296ad
  3. #73a1b6
  4. #85adbf
  5. #96b9c8
  6. #a8c5d2
  7. #b9d0db
  8. #cbdce4
  9. #dce8ed
  10. #eef3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508aa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508aa4
  2. #5589a0
  3. #5a889d
  4. #5e8799
  5. #638696
  6. #688592
  7. #6d848e
  8. #72838b
  9. #768287
  10. #7b8184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d88a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707fa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #219192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d89a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6583a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #398f9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508aa4 {
  color: #508aa4;
}
Background
.bg-508aa4 {
  background-color: #508aa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508aa4 {
  border: 2px solid #508aa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508aa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 138 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 34% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508aa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508aa4, #5060a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508aa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 138 164 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 3.65 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.67 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 8.18 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.08 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.29 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.29 #af755b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#508aa4  rgb(80, 138, 164)  hsl(199, 34%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#a46a50  rgb(164, 106, 80)  hsl(19, 34%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#a4508a  rgb(164, 80, 138)  hsl(319, 34%, 48%)  Deep Plum
#8aa450  rgb(138, 164, 80)  hsl(79, 34%, 48%)  Moss Green