#508AA0

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightslategray.

About #508AA0

When working with digital screens, the color #508AA0 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 138 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 50% cyan and 14% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#508AA0
RGB80, 138, 160
HSL196.5°, 33.3%, 47.1%
CMYK50%, 14%, 0%, 37%
HSV196.5°, 50.0%, 62.7%
LAB54.5, -12.7, -17.6
XYZ18.7, 22.4, 36.6
Decimal5278368

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.48:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #508AA0; }
.text-color { color: #508AA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #508AA0; }

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