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#508aaa color: Cosmopolitan

#508aaa is rgb(80, 138, 170) in RGB and oklch(60.665% 0.07793 234.225) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

60.7%
0.078
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.78:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #508aaa

#508aaa is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.7% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.78:1 contrast and black text 5.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cosmopolitan (#528bab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #508aaa mixed with white

  1. 508aaa
  2. 6295b3
  3. 73a1bb
  4. 85acc4
  5. 96b8cc
  6. a7c4d5
  7. b9cfdd
  8. cadbe5
  9. dce7ee
  10. edf3f6

Darker: #508aaa mixed with black

  1. 508aaa
  2. 447793
  3. 39657d
  4. 2e5368
  5. 244253
  6. 1a323f
  7. 10222d
  8. 07141b
  9. 02070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508aaa with less saturation

  1. 508aaa
  2. 5689a6
  3. 5c89a2
  4. 62889e
  5. 67879a
  6. 6c8796
  7. 718692
  8. 75858e
  9. 7a848a
  10. 7e8386

Questions about #508aaa

What color is #508aaa?

#508aaa is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cosmopolitan. In RGB it is rgb(80, 138, 170), in HSL hsl(201.33, 36%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.665% 0.07793 234.225).

What colors go well with #508aaa?

The complementary color of #508aaa is #a77555. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #419098 and #6b82b1. The triadic partners are #a76f85 and #818850.

Is white or black text more readable on #508aaa?

White text reads better on #508aaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and black gives 5.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508aaa a warm or cool color?

#508aaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 60.7% and its chroma 0.078.