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#508cac color: Cosmopolitan

#508cac is rgb(80, 140, 172) in RGB and oklch(61.225% 0.07915 233.401) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

61.2%
0.079
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #508cac

#508cac is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.69:1 contrast and black text 5.69:1, 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: #508cac mixed with white

  1. 508cac
  2. 6297b4
  3. 74a2bd
  4. 85aec5
  5. 96b9cd
  6. a7c5d6
  7. b9d0de
  8. cadce6
  9. dce7ee
  10. edf3f7

Darker: #508cac mixed with black

  1. 508cac
  2. 447995
  3. 39677f
  4. 2e5569
  5. 244354
  6. 1a3340
  7. 10232d
  8. 07141b
  9. 02070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508cac with less saturation

  1. 508cac
  2. 578ba8
  3. 5d8ba4
  4. 628aa0
  5. 68899c
  6. 6d8898
  7. 728894
  8. 768790
  9. 7b868c
  10. 7f8588

Questions about #508cac

What color is #508cac?

#508cac is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cosmopolitan. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 172), in HSL hsl(200.87, 36.51%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.225% 0.07915 233.401).

What colors go well with #508cac?

The complementary color of #508cac is #aa7756. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #419299 and #6b84b4. The triadic partners are #aa7088 and #848950.

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

White text reads better on #508cac: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and black gives 5.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508cac a warm or cool color?

#508cac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.079.