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#508ca1 color: Cossack Dancer

#508ca1 is rgb(80, 140, 161) in RGB and oklch(60.758% 0.06998 222.717) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

60.8%
0.070
223°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • cyan-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #508ca1

#508ca1 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 223°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.75:1 contrast and black text 5.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cossack Dancer (#4d8aa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #508ca1 mixed with white

  1. 508ca1
  2. 6297aa
  3. 74a2b3
  4. 85aebd
  5. 96b9c6
  6. a7c4cf
  7. b9d0d9
  8. cadce2
  9. dce7ec
  10. edf3f5

Darker: #508ca1 mixed with black

  1. 508ca1
  2. 44798b
  3. 396776
  4. 2e5562
  5. 24434e
  6. 1a333c
  7. 10232a
  8. 071419
  9. 020709
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508ca1 with less saturation

  1. 508ca1
  2. 568b9e
  3. 5c8a9b
  4. 628998
  5. 678995
  6. 6c8892
  7. 71878f
  8. 75868c
  9. 7a8489
  10. 7e8385

Questions about #508ca1

What color is #508ca1?

#508ca1 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cossack Dancer. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 161), in HSL hsl(195.56, 33.61%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.758% 0.06998 222.717).

What colors go well with #508ca1?

The complementary color of #508ca1 is #a77561. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b908e and #6485ac. The triadic partners are #a0728e and #8a8452.

Is white or black text more readable on #508ca1?

White text reads better on #508ca1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and black gives 5.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508ca1 a warm or cool color?

#508ca1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 223 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.07.