Close to Air Force Blue
#508EAC
#508EAC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 55.7% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #508EAC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.81:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #508EAC as they’d see it.
#508EAC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #508EAC
What color is #508EAC?
#508EAC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 55.7% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #508EAC in RGB?
#508EAC is rgb(80, 142, 172): 80 red, 142 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #508EAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(53, 17, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #508EAC?
PANTONE 7459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #508EAC?
Its complement #AB7C66 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.