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#508fca color: Delphinium Corsage

#508fca is rgb(80, 143, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.34% 0.11065 248.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

63.3%
0.111
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #508fca

#508fca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #508fca mixed with white

  1. 508fca
  2. 629ad0
  3. 74a5d6
  4. 85b1db
  5. 97bce1
  6. a8c7e6
  7. b9d2eb
  8. caddf0
  9. dce8f5
  10. edf4fa

Darker: #508fca mixed with black

  1. 508fca
  2. 447caf
  3. 396995
  4. 2e577c
  5. 244564
  6. 1a344d
  7. 102437
  8. 071522
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #508fca with less saturation

  1. 508fca
  2. 578fc4
  3. 5e8fbe
  4. 648eb7
  5. 6a8eb1
  6. 708eab
  7. 768da4
  8. 7b8c9e
  9. 808c97
  10. 858b91

Questions about #508fca

What color is #508fca?

#508fca is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(80, 143, 202), in HSL hsl(209.02, 53.51%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.34% 0.11065 248.52).

What colors go well with #508fca?

The complementary color of #508fca is #b67d37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #149ab7 and #7b83cc. The triadic partners are #c36c7d and #76974b.

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

White text reads better on #508fca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508fca a warm or cool color?

#508fca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.111.