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#508CC0

#508cc0 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508cc0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 54.9% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.33% cyan, 27.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 207.86°, with 47.06% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2427

Complementary

  1. #508cc0
  2. #c08450

Split complementary

  1. #508cc0
  2. #c05054
  3. #c0bc50

Analogous

  1. #50c0bc
  2. #508cc0
  3. #5054c0

Triadic

  1. #508cc0
  2. #c0508c
  3. #8cc050

Tetradic

  1. #508cc0
  2. #8450c0
  3. #c08450
  4. #8cc050

Square

  1. #508cc0
  2. #bc50c0
  3. #c08450
  4. #54c050

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3d57
  2. #346590
  3. #508cc0
  4. #88b1d4
  5. #c0d6e8

Shades

#508cc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508cc0
  2. #487ead
  3. #40709a
  4. #386286
  5. #305473
  6. #284660
  7. #20384d
  8. #182a3a
  9. #101c26
  10. #080e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#508cc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508cc0
  2. #6298c6
  3. #73a3cd
  4. #85afd3
  5. #96bad9
  6. #a8c6e0
  7. #b9d1e6
  8. #cbddec
  9. #dce8f2
  10. #eef4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508cc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508cc0
  2. #558bba
  3. #5a8ab3
  4. #5e88ad
  5. #6387a6
  6. #6886a0
  7. #6d859a
  8. #728493
  9. #76828d
  10. #7b8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7589a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #768dc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6782bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e86bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b94ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508cc0 {
  color: #508cc0;
}
Background
.bg-508cc0 {
  background-color: #508cc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508cc0 {
  border: 2px solid #508cc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508cc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 140 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508cc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508cc0, #5054c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508cc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 140 192 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.72 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.54 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.94 #af733f Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#508cc0  rgb(80, 140, 192)  hsl(208, 47%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#c08450  rgb(192, 132, 80)  hsl(28, 47%, 53%)  Peru
#c0508c  rgb(192, 80, 140)  hsl(328, 47%, 53%)  Mulberry
#8cc050  rgb(140, 192, 80)  hsl(88, 47%, 53%)  Pistachio