#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#508AD3
RGB80, 138, 211
HSL213.4°, 59.8%, 57.1%
CMYK62%, 35%, 0%, 17%
HSV213.4°, 62.1%, 82.7%
LAB56.7, 3.5, -43.2
XYZ24.2, 24.6, 65.1
Decimal5278419

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.92:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #508AD3; }
.text-color { color: #508AD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #508AD3; }

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Cornflowerblue
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