Colour

#50429A

#50429A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#50429A is a blue with RGB values 80, 66, 154 and HSL 250°, 40%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#50429A

RGBrgb(80, 66, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2588, 0.6039

RGB percentages31.4%, 25.9%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(249.5, 40%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 57.1%, 60.4%)

CMYK48.1%, 57.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,259,930

CSS custom property--colour: #50429A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#AFBD65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B529Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#094D98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#375667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.5 Slate blue · ΔE 17.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Royal blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C9A42

Analogous#42609A, #7C429A

Triadic#9A5042, #429A50

Split complementary#9A7C42, #609A42

Tetradic#9A4260, #8C9A42, #429A7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8C3E5

Lighter +30%#A89FD6

Lighter +20%#877BC7

Lighter +10%#6758B7

Darker −10%#3D3376

Darker −20%#2B2353

Darker −30%#18142F

Darker −40%#06050B

More saturated +25%#3D27B6

Less saturated −25%#635E7F

Channel breakdown

R80

G66

B154

Red80 (31.4%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue249.55°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 42 · B 9A

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