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#508DDF

#508ddf ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#508ddf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.13% cyan, 36.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 214.41°, with 69.08% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.2608

Complementary

  1. #508ddf
  2. #dfa250

Split complementary

  1. #508ddf
  2. #df5b50
  3. #d4df50

Analogous

  1. #50d4df
  2. #508ddf
  3. #5b50df

Triadic

  1. #508ddf
  2. #df508d
  3. #8ddf50

Tetradic

  1. #508ddf
  2. #a250df
  3. #dfa250
  4. #8ddf50

Square

  1. #508ddf
  2. #df50d4
  3. #dfa250
  4. #50df5b

Monochromatic

  1. #17437f
  2. #2366bf
  3. #508ddf
  4. #91b7eb
  5. #d1e1f7

Shades

#508ddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508ddf
  2. #487fc9
  3. #4071b2
  4. #38639c
  5. #305586
  6. #284770
  7. #203859
  8. #182a43
  9. #101c2d
  10. #080e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#508ddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508ddf
  2. #6298e2
  3. #73a4e5
  4. #85afe9
  5. #96bbec
  6. #a8c6ef
  7. #b9d1f2
  8. #cbddf5
  9. #dce8f9
  10. #eef4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508ddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508ddf
  2. #558cd6
  3. #5a8acc
  4. #5e89c3
  5. #6388b9
  6. #6887b0
  7. #6d85a6
  8. #72849d
  9. #768393
  10. #7b818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788cb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6993e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5586dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6091e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5389de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0499c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508ddf {
  color: #508ddf;
}
Background
.bg-508ddf {
  background-color: #508ddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508ddf {
  border: 2px solid #508ddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508ddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 141 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508ddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508ddf, #5b50df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508ddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 141 223 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.65 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.85 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.54 #af7220 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#508ddf  rgb(80, 141, 223)  hsl(214, 69%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#dfa250  rgb(223, 162, 80)  hsl(34, 69%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#df508d  rgb(223, 80, 141)  hsl(334, 69%, 59%)  French Rose
#8ddf50  rgb(141, 223, 80)  hsl(94, 69%, 59%)  Inchworm