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#508FE3

#508fe3 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#508fe3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 56.08% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.76% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 72.41% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.269

Complementary

  1. #508fe3
  2. #e3a450

Split complementary

  1. #508fe3
  2. #e35b50
  3. #d8e350

Analogous

  1. #50d8e3
  2. #508fe3
  3. #5b50e3

Triadic

  1. #508fe3
  2. #e3508f
  3. #8fe350

Tetradic

  1. #508fe3
  2. #a450e3
  3. #e3a450
  4. #8fe350

Square

  1. #508fe3
  2. #e350d8
  3. #e3a450
  4. #50e35b

Monochromatic

  1. #154585
  2. #2067c7
  3. #508fe3
  4. #92b9ee
  5. #d4e3f8

Shades

#508fe3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508fe3
  2. #4881cc
  3. #4072b6
  4. #38649f
  5. #305688
  6. #284872
  7. #20395b
  8. #182b44
  9. #101d2d
  10. #080e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#508fe3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508fe3
  2. #629ae6
  3. #73a5e9
  4. #85b1eb
  5. #96bcee
  6. #a8c7f1
  7. #b9d2f4
  8. #cbddf7
  9. #dce9f9
  10. #eef4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508fe3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508fe3
  2. #558ed9
  3. #5a8ccf
  4. #5e8bc5
  5. #6389bb
  6. #6888b2
  7. #6d86a8
  8. #72859e
  9. #768394
  10. #7b828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a95e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5587e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6193e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #538ae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508fe3 {
  color: #508fe3;
}
Background
.bg-508fe3 {
  background-color: #508fe3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508fe3 {
  border: 2px solid #508fe3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508fe3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 143 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 72% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508fe3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508fe3, #5b50e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508fe3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 143 227 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.82 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.21 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.16 #af701c Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#508fe3  rgb(80, 143, 227)  hsl(214, 72%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#e3a450  rgb(227, 164, 80)  hsl(34, 72%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#e3508f  rgb(227, 80, 143)  hsl(334, 72%, 60%)  French Rose
#8fe350  rgb(143, 227, 80)  hsl(94, 72%, 60%)  Inchworm