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#508aae color: Cosmopolitan

#508aae is rgb(80, 138, 174) in RGB and oklch(60.844% 0.08195 237.442) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

60.8%
0.082
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #508aae

#508aae is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.76:1 contrast and black text 5.59:1, 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: #508aae mixed with white

  1. 508aae
  2. 6295b6
  3. 73a1be
  4. 85acc6
  5. 96b8cf
  6. a7c4d7
  7. b9cfdf
  8. cadbe7
  9. dce7ef
  10. edf3f7

Darker: #508aae mixed with black

  1. 508aae
  2. 447797
  3. 396580
  4. 2e536a
  5. 244255
  6. 1a3241
  7. 10222e
  8. 07141c
  9. 02070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508aae with less saturation

  1. 508aae
  2. 5689aa
  3. 5c89a6
  4. 6288a1
  5. 67889d
  6. 6c8799
  7. 718694
  8. 758590
  9. 7a848c
  10. 7e8387

Questions about #508aae

What color is #508aae?

#508aae is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Cosmopolitan. In RGB it is rgb(80, 138, 174), in HSL hsl(202.98, 37.01%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.844% 0.08195 237.442).

What colors go well with #508aae?

The complementary color of #508aae is #a87650. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c919c and #6d81b4. The triadic partners are #ab6e83 and #7f894f.

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

White text reads better on #508aae: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and black gives 5.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508aae a warm or cool color?

#508aae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.082.