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#508CC6

#508cc6 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508cc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.6% cyan, 29.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 209.49°, with 50.86% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.2454

Complementary

  1. #508cc6
  2. #c68a50

Split complementary

  1. #508cc6
  2. #c65051
  3. #c6c550

Analogous

  1. #50c6c5
  2. #508cc6
  3. #5051c6

Triadic

  1. #508cc6
  2. #c6508c
  3. #8cc650

Tetradic

  1. #508cc6
  2. #8a50c6
  3. #c68a50
  4. #8cc650

Square

  1. #508cc6
  2. #c550c6
  3. #c68a50
  4. #51c650

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3f5e
  2. #326698
  3. #508cc6
  4. #8ab2d9
  5. #c3d8ec

Shades

#508cc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508cc6
  2. #487eb2
  3. #40709e
  4. #38628b
  5. #305477
  6. #284663
  7. #20384f
  8. #182a3b
  9. #101c28
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#508cc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508cc6
  2. #6298cc
  3. #73a3d1
  4. #85afd7
  5. #96badd
  6. #a8c6e3
  7. #b9d1e8
  8. #cbddee
  9. #dce8f4
  10. #eef4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508cc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508cc6
  2. #558bbf
  3. #5a8ab8
  4. #5e88b1
  5. #6387aa
  6. #6886a3
  7. #6d859c
  8. #728495
  9. #76828e
  10. #7b8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7589a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6483c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678dc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c86c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2794b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508cc6 {
  color: #508cc6;
}
Background
.bg-508cc6 {
  background-color: #508cc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508cc6 {
  border: 2px solid #508cc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508cc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 140 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 51% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508cc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508cc6, #5051c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508cc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 140 198 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.13 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.34 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.68 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.76 #af7339 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#508cc6  rgb(80, 140, 198)  hsl(209, 51%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#c68a50  rgb(198, 138, 80)  hsl(29, 51%, 55%)  Peru
#c6508c  rgb(198, 80, 140)  hsl(329, 51%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8cc650  rgb(140, 198, 80)  hsl(89, 51%, 55%)  Yellow Green