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#508cc8 color: Marina

#508cc8 is rgb(80, 140, 200) in RGB and oklch(62.559% 0.11073 250.006) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.6%
0.111
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

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 #508cc8

#508cc8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 250°.

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 Marina (#5a88c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #508cc8 mixed with white

  1. 508cc8
  2. 6297ce
  3. 74a3d4
  4. 85aeda
  5. 96badf
  6. a7c5e5
  7. b9d1ea
  8. cadcf0
  9. dce8f5
  10. edf3fa

Darker: #508cc8 mixed with black

  1. 508cc8
  2. 4479ae
  3. 396794
  4. 2e557b
  5. 244363
  6. 1a334c
  7. 102336
  8. 071421
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508cc8 with less saturation

  1. 508cc8
  2. 578cc2
  3. 5d8cbc
  4. 638cb5
  5. 698baf
  6. 6f8ba9
  7. 748aa2
  8. 798a9c
  9. 7e8995
  10. 83888e

Questions about #508cc8

What color is #508cc8?

#508cc8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Marina. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 200), in HSL hsl(210, 52.17%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.559% 0.11073 250.006).

What colors go well with #508cc8?

The complementary color of #508cc8 is #b27b33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1297b6 and #7b80c9. The triadic partners are #c06a78 and #71954a.

Is white or black text more readable on #508cc8?

White text reads better on #508cc8: 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 #508cc8 a warm or cool color?

#508cc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.111.