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#508ce6 color: Olympic Blue

#508ce6 is rgb(80, 140, 230) in RGB and oklch(64.207% 0.14937 258.344) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

64.2%
0.149
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-500
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #508ce6

#508ce6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4f8fe6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #508ce6 mixed with white

  1. 508ce6
  2. 6298e9
  3. 73a4ed
  4. 85aff0
  5. 96bbf3
  6. a7c6f5
  7. b8d2f8
  8. caddfa
  9. dbe8fc
  10. edf4fe

Darker: #508ce6 mixed with black

  1. 508ce6
  2. 4479c8
  3. 3967ab
  4. 2e558e
  5. 244373
  6. 1a3359
  7. 102340
  8. 071428
  9. 020713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #508ce6 with less saturation

  1. 508ce6
  2. 578ddd
  3. 5e8dd5
  4. 648ecc
  5. 6b8ec3
  6. 718eba
  7. 778eb1
  8. 7c8ea8
  9. 828e9f
  10. 878d96

Questions about #508ce6

What color is #508ce6?

#508ce6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Olympic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 230), in HSL hsl(216, 75%, 60.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.207% 0.14937 258.344).

What colors go well with #508ce6?

The complementary color of #508ce6 is #bd7f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cd3 and #8a7be1. The triadic partners are #d86169 and #5aa141.

Is white or black text more readable on #508ce6?

White text reads better on #508ce6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508ce6 a warm or cool color?

#508ce6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.149.