Colour

#5008D0

#5008D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5008D0 is a violet with RGB values 80, 8, 208 and HSL 262°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5008D0

RGBrgb(80, 8, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.0314, 0.8157

RGB percentages31.4%, 3.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(261.6, 92.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 96.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK61.5%, 96.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,245,136

CSS custom property--colour: #5008D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#AFF72F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00547Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4 Blue violet · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 18.1 Blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3 Dark blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#88D008

Analogous#0824D0, #B408D0

Triadic#D05008, #08D050

Split complementary#D0B408, #24D008

Tetradic#D00824, #88D008, #08D0B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C6A8FC

Lighter +30%#A677FA

Lighter +20%#8646F8

Lighter +10%#6615F6

Darker −10%#3D069F

Darker −20%#2A046E

Darker −30%#17023D

Darker −40%#04000C

More saturated +25%#4E00D8

Less saturated −25%#5823B5

Channel breakdown

R80

B208

Red80 (31.4%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue261.6°

Saturation (HSL)92.59%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 08 · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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