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#508dca color: Blue Dart

#508dca is rgb(80, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(62.888% 0.11235 250.038) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

62.9%
0.112
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #508dca

#508dca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.9% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dart (#518fd1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #508dca mixed with white

  1. 508dca
  2. 6298d0
  3. 74a4d6
  4. 85afdb
  5. 96bae1
  6. a7c6e6
  7. b9d1eb
  8. caddf0
  9. dce8f5
  10. edf4fa

Darker: #508dca mixed with black

  1. 508dca
  2. 447aaf
  3. 396795
  4. 2e557c
  5. 244464
  6. 1a334d
  7. 102337
  8. 071422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508dca with less saturation

  1. 508dca
  2. 578dc4
  3. 5e8dbd
  4. 648db7
  5. 6a8cb1
  6. 6f8caa
  7. 758ba4
  8. 7a8b9d
  9. 7f8a96
  10. 848990

Questions about #508dca

What color is #508dca?

#508dca is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Dart. In RGB it is rgb(80, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(210, 53.51%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.888% 0.11235 250.038).

What colors go well with #508dca?

The complementary color of #508dca is #b47c32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0e98b8 and #7c80cb. The triadic partners are #c26a79 and #72964a.

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

White text reads better on #508dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508dca a warm or cool color?

#508dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.9% and its chroma 0.112.