Recognised as Colour

#502DFF

#502DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#502DFF is a blue with RGB values 80, 45, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#502DFF#502DFF

HEX#502DFF

RGBrgb(80, 45, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1765, 1

RGB percentages31.4%, 17.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(250, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK68.6%, 82.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,254,655

CSS custom property--colour: #502DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#AFD200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00719Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.7 Dark blue · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCFF2D

Analogous#2D73FF, #B92DFF

Triadic#FF502D, #2DFF50

Split complementary#FFB92D, #73FF2D

Tetradic#FF2D73, #DCFF2D, #2DFFB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF9FF

Lighter +30%#D0C6FF

Lighter +20%#A593FF

Lighter +10%#7B60FF

Darker −10%#2A00F9

Darker −20%#2100C6

Darker −30%#190093

Darker −40%#100060

More saturated +25%#502DFF

Less saturated −25%#6247E5

Channel breakdown

R80

G45

B255

Red80 (31.4%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 2D · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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