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#508bab color: Cosmopolitan

#508bab is rgb(80, 139, 171) in RGB and oklch(60.945% 0.07854 233.809) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

60.9%
0.079
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #508bab

#508bab is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, 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: #508bab mixed with white

  1. 508bab
  2. 6296b3
  3. 74a2bc
  4. 85adc4
  5. 96b9cd
  6. a7c4d5
  7. b9d0dd
  8. cadbe6
  9. dce7ee
  10. edf3f7

Darker: #508bab mixed with black

  1. 508bab
  2. 447894
  3. 39667e
  4. 2e5468
  5. 244354
  6. 1a3240
  7. 10232d
  8. 07141b
  9. 02070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508bab with less saturation

  1. 508bab
  2. 568aa7
  3. 5c8aa3
  4. 62899f
  5. 67889b
  6. 6c8797
  7. 718793
  8. 76868f
  9. 7a858b
  10. 7f8487

Questions about #508bab

What color is #508bab?

#508bab is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cosmopolitan. In RGB it is rgb(80, 139, 171), in HSL hsl(201.1, 36.25%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.945% 0.07854 233.809).

What colors go well with #508bab?

The complementary color of #508bab is #a87655. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #419198 and #6b83b3. The triadic partners are #a86f86 and #828850.

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

White text reads better on #508bab: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508bab a warm or cool color?

#508bab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.079.