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#508EE0

#508ee0 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#508ee0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 55.69% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.29% cyan, 36.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 214.17°, with 69.9% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2643

Complementary

  1. #508ee0
  2. #e0a250

Split complementary

  1. #508ee0
  2. #e05a50
  3. #d6e050

Analogous

  1. #50d6e0
  2. #508ee0
  3. #5a50e0

Triadic

  1. #508ee0
  2. #e0508e
  3. #8ee050

Tetradic

  1. #508ee0
  2. #a250e0
  3. #e0a250
  4. #8ee050

Square

  1. #508ee0
  2. #e050d6
  3. #e0a250
  4. #50e05a

Monochromatic

  1. #174480
  2. #2267c1
  3. #508ee0
  4. #91b8ec
  5. #d2e2f7

Shades

#508ee0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508ee0
  2. #4880ca
  3. #4072b3
  4. #38639d
  5. #305586
  6. #284770
  7. #20395a
  8. #182b43
  9. #101c2d
  10. #080e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#508ee0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508ee0
  2. #6299e3
  3. #73a5e6
  4. #85b0e9
  5. #96bbec
  6. #a8c7f0
  7. #b9d2f3
  8. #cbddf6
  9. #dce8f9
  10. #eef4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508ee0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508ee0
  2. #558dd6
  3. #5a8bcd
  4. #5e8ac3
  5. #6388ba
  6. #6887b0
  7. #6d86a6
  8. #72849d
  9. #768393
  10. #7b818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798db4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a94e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5686de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6192e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5389df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009ac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508ee0 {
  color: #508ee0;
}
Background
.bg-508ee0 {
  background-color: #508ee0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508ee0 {
  border: 2px solid #508ee0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508ee0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 142 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 70% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508ee0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508ee0, #5a50e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508ee0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 142 224 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.73 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.42 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.75 #af711f Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#508ee0  rgb(80, 142, 224)  hsl(214, 70%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#e0a250  rgb(224, 162, 80)  hsl(34, 70%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#e0508e  rgb(224, 80, 142)  hsl(334, 70%, 60%)  French Rose
#8ee050  rgb(142, 224, 80)  hsl(94, 70%, 60%)  Inchworm