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Recognised as Colour

#502DD2

  • #502DD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#502DD2 is a blue with RGB values 80, 45, 210 and HSL 253°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#502DD2#502DD2
HEX#502DD2
RGBrgb(80, 45, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1765, 0.8235
RGB percentages31.4%, 17.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(252.7, 64.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 78.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK61.9%, 78.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,254,610
CSS custom property--colour: #502DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#AFD22D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.2Navy · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFD22D
Analogous#2D5CD2, #A32DD2
Triadic#D2502D, #2DD250
Split complementary#D2A32D, #5CD22D
Tetradic#D22D5C, #AFD22D, #2DD2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD5F6
Lighter +30%#B9ABED
Lighter +20%#9681E4
Lighter +10%#7357DB
Darker −10%#4024A8
Darker −20%#301B7E
Darker −30%#201254
Darker −40%#10092A
More saturated +25%#3E0DF2
Less saturated −25%#624DB2

Channel breakdown

R80
G45
B210
Red80 (31.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue252.73°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 2D · B D2

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