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#506df2 color: Flickering Sea

#506df2 is rgb(80, 109, 242) in RGB and oklch(58.749% 0.20158 269.831) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

58.7%
0.202
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #506df2

#506df2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.202 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Flickering Sea (#5566ee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #506df2 mixed with white

  1. 506df2
  2. 5f7df5
  3. 6f8df7
  4. 809cfa
  5. 91abfc
  6. a2b9fd
  7. b4c7fe
  8. c6d5ff
  9. d9e3ff
  10. ecf1ff

Darker: #506df2 mixed with black

  1. 506df2
  2. 445ed2
  3. 394fb4
  4. 2e4196
  5. 243379
  6. 1a265e
  7. 101943
  8. 070d2b
  9. 020414
  10. 000103

Calmer: #506df2 with less saturation

  1. 506df2
  2. 5470e7
  3. 5873db
  4. 5c75d0
  5. 6077c4
  6. 6579b9
  7. 6a7aad
  8. 6e7ba1
  9. 737c95
  10. 787c89

Questions about #506df2

What color is #506df2?

#506df2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Flickering Sea. In RGB it is rgb(80, 109, 242), in HSL hsl(229.26, 86.17%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.749% 0.20158 269.831).

What colors go well with #506df2?

The complementary color of #506df2 is #9d7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085d1 and #9156e0. The triadic partners are #da3828 and #009a33.

Is white or black text more readable on #506df2?

White text reads better on #506df2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #506df2 a warm or cool color?

#506df2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.202.