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#508ce1 color: Olympic Blue

#508ce1 is rgb(80, 140, 225) in RGB and oklch(63.918% 0.14282 257.343) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

63.9%
0.143
257°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #508ce1

#508ce1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.9% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4f8fe6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #508ce1 mixed with white

  1. 508ce1
  2. 6298e5
  3. 73a4e9
  4. 85afec
  5. 96bbef
  6. a7c6f3
  7. b8d2f6
  8. caddf8
  9. dbe8fb
  10. edf4fd

Darker: #508ce1 mixed with black

  1. 508ce1
  2. 4479c4
  3. 3967a7
  4. 2e558b
  5. 244370
  6. 1a3356
  7. 10233e
  8. 071427
  9. 020712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508ce1 with less saturation

  1. 508ce1
  2. 578dd9
  3. 5e8dd0
  4. 648dc8
  5. 6a8ec0
  6. 708eb7
  7. 768daf
  8. 7c8da6
  9. 818d9e
  10. 878c95

Questions about #508ce1

What color is #508ce1?

#508ce1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Olympic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 225), in HSL hsl(215.17, 70.73%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.918% 0.14282 257.343).

What colors go well with #508ce1?

The complementary color of #508ce1 is #bb7e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bcf and #887cdd. The triadic partners are #d4636c and #5f9f43.

Is white or black text more readable on #508ce1?

White text reads better on #508ce1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508ce1 a warm or cool color?

#508ce1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 63.9% and its chroma 0.143.