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#508DB2

#508db2 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508db2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 55.29% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.06% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 202.65°, with 38.89% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.2397

Complementary

  1. #508db2
  2. #b27550

Split complementary

  1. #508db2
  2. #b2505c
  3. #b2a650

Analogous

  1. #50b2a6
  2. #508db2
  3. #505cb2

Triadic

  1. #508db2
  2. #b2508d
  3. #8db250

Tetradic

  1. #508db2
  2. #7550b2
  3. #b27550
  4. #8db250

Square

  1. #508db2
  2. #a650b2
  3. #b27550
  4. #5cb250

Monochromatic

  1. #203a49
  2. #37637e
  3. #508db2
  4. #85b0c9
  5. #bad2e1

Shades

#508db2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508db2
  2. #487fa0
  3. #40718e
  4. #38637d
  5. #30556b
  6. #284759
  7. #203847
  8. #182a35
  9. #101c24
  10. #080e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#508db2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508db2
  2. #6298ba
  3. #73a4c1
  4. #85afc9
  5. #96bbd1
  6. #a8c6d9
  7. #b9d1e0
  8. #cbdde8
  9. #dce8f0
  10. #eef4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508db2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508db2
  2. #558cad
  3. #5a8aa8
  4. #5e89a3
  5. #63889e
  6. #688799
  7. #6d8594
  8. #72848f
  9. #76838a
  10. #7b8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74899a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c8cb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e82b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #029799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8cb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6486b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3393a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508db2 {
  color: #508db2;
}
Background
.bg-508db2 {
  background-color: #508db2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508db2 {
  border: 2px solid #508db2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508db2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 141 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 39% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508db2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508db2, #505cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508db2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 141 178 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 2.57 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.89 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.25 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.97 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.23 #af724d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#508db2  rgb(80, 141, 178)  hsl(203, 39%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#b27550  rgb(178, 117, 80)  hsl(23, 39%, 51%)  Cafe au Lait
#b2508d  rgb(178, 80, 141)  hsl(323, 39%, 51%)  Mulberry
#8db250  rgb(141, 178, 80)  hsl(83, 39%, 51%)  Olivine