Colour

#502AFF

#502AFF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#502AFF is a blue with RGB values 80, 42, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#502AFF#502AFF

HEX#502AFF

RGBrgb(80, 42, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1647, 1

RGB percentages31.4%, 16.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(250.7, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK68.6%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,253,887

CSS custom property--colour: #502AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#AFD500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15 Medium blue · ΔE 15.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.5 Dark blue · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9FF2A

Analogous#2A6FFF, #BA2AFF

Triadic#FF502A, #2AFF50

Split complementary#FFBB2A, #6EFF2A

Tetradic#FF2A6F, #D9FF2A, #2AFFBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F6FF

Lighter +30%#CEC3FF

Lighter +20%#A490FF

Lighter +10%#7A5DFF

Darker −10%#2C00F6

Darker −20%#2300C3

Darker −30%#1A0090

Darker −40%#11005D

More saturated +25%#502AFF

Less saturated −25%#6145E4

Channel breakdown

R80

G42

B255

Red80 (31.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 2A · B FF

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