#508AD3
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.
About #508AD3
The precise color #508AD3 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 138, and 211.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 62% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.