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#508DDC

#508ddc ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#508ddc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 55.29% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.64% cyan, 35.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 213.86°, with 66.67% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.2592

Complementary

  1. #508ddc
  2. #dc9f50

Split complementary

  1. #508ddc
  2. #dc5950
  3. #d3dc50

Analogous

  1. #50d3dc
  2. #508ddc
  3. #5950dc

Triadic

  1. #508ddc
  2. #dc508d
  3. #8ddc50

Tetradic

  1. #508ddc
  2. #9f50dc
  3. #dc9f50
  4. #8ddc50

Square

  1. #508ddc
  2. #dc50d3
  3. #dc9f50
  4. #50dc59

Monochromatic

  1. #18437a
  2. #2566ba
  3. #508ddc
  4. #90b7e9
  5. #cfe0f5

Shades

#508ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508ddc
  2. #487fc6
  3. #4071b0
  4. #38639a
  5. #305584
  6. #28476e
  7. #203858
  8. #182a42
  9. #101c2c
  10. #080e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#508ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508ddc
  2. #6298e0
  3. #73a4e3
  4. #85afe7
  5. #96bbea
  6. #a8c6ee
  7. #b9d1f1
  8. #cbddf5
  9. #dce8f8
  10. #eef4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508ddc
  2. #558cd3
  3. #5a8aca
  4. #5e89c0
  5. #6388b7
  6. #6887ae
  7. #6d85a5
  8. #72849c
  9. #768392
  10. #7b8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b93df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5785da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009faa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6190de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5488db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0b98c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508ddc {
  color: #508ddc;
}
Background
.bg-508ddc {
  background-color: #508ddc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508ddc {
  border: 2px solid #508ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 141 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508ddc, #5950dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 141 220 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.65 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.70 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.28 #af7223 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#508ddc  rgb(80, 141, 220)  hsl(214, 67%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#dc9f50  rgb(220, 159, 80)  hsl(34, 67%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#dc508d  rgb(220, 80, 141)  hsl(334, 67%, 59%)  Blush
#8ddc50  rgb(141, 220, 80)  hsl(94, 67%, 59%)  Inchworm