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#506fcc color: Cornflower

#506fcc is rgb(80, 111, 204) in RGB and oklch(56.487% 0.14778 267.648) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

56.5%
0.148
268°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #506fcc

#506fcc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 268°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cornflower (#5170d7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #506fcc mixed with white

  1. 506fcc
  2. 607ed2
  3. 708cd8
  4. 819bde
  5. 92a9e3
  6. a3b7e8
  7. b5c6ed
  8. c7d4f2
  9. dae2f7
  10. ecf1fb

Darker: #506fcc mixed with black

  1. 506fcc
  2. 4460b1
  3. 395197
  4. 2e427e
  5. 243465
  6. 1a274e
  7. 101a37
  8. 070e22
  9. 02040f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #506fcc with less saturation

  1. 506fcc
  2. 5471c4
  3. 5772bb
  4. 5b73b3
  5. 5f74aa
  6. 6375a2
  7. 677599
  8. 6a7591
  9. 6e7688
  10. 72767f

Questions about #506fcc

What color is #506fcc?

#506fcc is soft blue. The closest named color is Cornflower. In RGB it is rgb(80, 111, 204), in HSL hsl(225, 54.87%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.487% 0.14778 267.648).

What colors go well with #506fcc?

The complementary color of #506fcc is #976f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007fc1 and #815fc0. The triadic partners are #bd4c42 and #248c3e.

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

White text reads better on #506fcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #506fcc a warm or cool color?

#506fcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 268 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.148.