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#508bca color: Berlin Blue

#508bca is rgb(80, 139, 202) in RGB and oklch(62.437% 0.11412 251.51) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

62.4%
0.114
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #508bca

#508bca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.57:1 contrast and black text 5.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Berlin Blue (#5588cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #508bca mixed with white

  1. 508bca
  2. 6297d0
  3. 73a2d6
  4. 85aedb
  5. 96b9e1
  6. a7c5e6
  7. b9d0eb
  8. cadcf0
  9. dce8f5
  10. edf3fa

Darker: #508bca mixed with black

  1. 508bca
  2. 4478af
  3. 396695
  4. 2e547c
  5. 244364
  6. 1a324d
  7. 102337
  8. 071422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508bca with less saturation

  1. 508bca
  2. 578bc4
  3. 5d8bbd
  4. 638bb7
  5. 698bb0
  6. 6e8aa9
  7. 748aa3
  8. 79899c
  9. 7e8995
  10. 83888e

Questions about #508bca

What color is #508bca?

#508bca is soft blue. The closest named color is Berlin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(80, 139, 202), in HSL hsl(210.98, 53.51%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.437% 0.11412 251.51).

What colors go well with #508bca?

The complementary color of #508bca is #b27b2d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0596b8 and #7c7eca. The triadic partners are #c26876 and #6e9649.

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

White text reads better on #508bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and black gives 5.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508bca a warm or cool color?

#508bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 62.4% and its chroma 0.114.