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#508cc9 color: Marina

#508cc9 is rgb(80, 140, 201) in RGB and oklch(62.611% 0.11197 250.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.6%
0.112
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #508cc9

#508cc9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.112 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 5.94:1, 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: #508cc9 mixed with white

  1. 508cc9
  2. 6297cf
  3. 74a3d5
  4. 85aeda
  5. 96bae0
  6. a7c5e5
  7. b9d1eb
  8. cadcf0
  9. dce8f5
  10. edf3fa

Darker: #508cc9 mixed with black

  1. 508cc9
  2. 4479ae
  3. 396795
  4. 2e557c
  5. 244364
  6. 1a334c
  7. 102336
  8. 071422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508cc9 with less saturation

  1. 508cc9
  2. 578cc3
  3. 5d8cbc
  4. 638cb6
  5. 698bb0
  6. 6f8ba9
  7. 748aa3
  8. 798a9c
  9. 7e8995
  10. 83898f

Questions about #508cc9

What color is #508cc9?

#508cc9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Marina. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 201), in HSL hsl(210.25, 52.84%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.611% 0.11197 250.398).

What colors go well with #508cc9?

The complementary color of #508cc9 is #b27b32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0f97b7 and #7c7fca. The triadic partners are #c16a78 and #71954a.

Is white or black text more readable on #508cc9?

White text reads better on #508cc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508cc9 a warm or cool color?

#508cc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.112.