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#508bce color: Berlin Blue

#508bce is rgb(80, 139, 206) in RGB and oklch(62.648% 0.1192 252.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

62.6%
0.119
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #508bce

#508bce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, 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: #508bce mixed with white

  1. 508bce
  2. 6297d4
  3. 73a2d9
  4. 85aede
  5. 96b9e3
  6. a7c5e8
  7. b9d1ed
  8. cadcf2
  9. dbe8f6
  10. edf3fb

Darker: #508bce mixed with black

  1. 508bce
  2. 4478b3
  3. 396698
  4. 2e547f
  5. 244366
  6. 1a324e
  7. 102338
  8. 071423
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508bce with less saturation

  1. 508bce
  2. 578bc7
  3. 5d8bc0
  4. 638bba
  5. 698bb3
  6. 6f8bac
  7. 748aa5
  8. 798a9e
  9. 7e8997
  10. 83898f

Questions about #508bce

What color is #508bce?

#508bce is soft blue. The closest named color is Berlin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(80, 139, 206), in HSL hsl(211.9, 56.25%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.648% 0.1192 252.892).

What colors go well with #508bce?

The complementary color of #508bce is #b37b26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097bc and #7e7ece. The triadic partners are #c56774 and #6b9748.

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

White text reads better on #508bce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508bce a warm or cool color?

#508bce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.119.