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#508FC8

#508fc8 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#508fc8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 56.08% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 28.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 208.5°, with 52.17% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2552

Complementary

  1. #508fc8
  2. #c88950

Split complementary

  1. #508fc8
  2. #c85053
  3. #c8c550

Analogous

  1. #50c8c5
  2. #508fc8
  3. #5053c8

Triadic

  1. #508fc8
  2. #c8508f
  3. #8fc850

Tetradic

  1. #508fc8
  2. #8950c8
  3. #c88950
  4. #8fc850

Square

  1. #508fc8
  2. #c550c8
  3. #c88950
  4. #53c850

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4161
  2. #31689b
  3. #508fc8
  4. #8ab4da
  5. #c4d9ed

Shades

#508fc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508fc8
  2. #4881b4
  3. #4072a0
  4. #38648c
  5. #305678
  6. #284864
  7. #203950
  8. #182b3c
  9. #101d28
  10. #080e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#508fc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508fc8
  2. #629ace
  3. #73a5d3
  4. #85b1d9
  5. #96bcde
  6. #a8c7e4
  7. #b9d2e9
  8. #cbddef
  9. #dce9f4
  10. #eef4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508fc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508fc8
  2. #558ec1
  3. #5a8cba
  4. #5e8bb2
  5. #6389ab
  6. #6888a4
  7. #6d869d
  8. #728596
  9. #76838e
  10. #7b8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #778ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7791cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6685c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6990ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e89c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2497b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508fc8 {
  color: #508fc8;
}
Background
.bg-508fc8 {
  background-color: #508fc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508fc8 {
  border: 2px solid #508fc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508fc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 143 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 52% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508fc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508fc8, #5053c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508fc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 143 200 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.29 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.92 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.14 #af7037 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#508fc8  rgb(80, 143, 200)  hsl(209, 52%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#c88950  rgb(200, 137, 80)  hsl(29, 52%, 55%)  Peru
#c8508f  rgb(200, 80, 143)  hsl(329, 52%, 55%)  Mulberry
#8fc850  rgb(143, 200, 80)  hsl(89, 52%, 55%)  Yellow Green