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Recognised as Colour

#50496F

  • #50496F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#50496F is a blue with RGB values 80, 73, 111 and HSL 251°, 21%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#50496F#50496F
HEX#50496F
RGBrgb(80, 73, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2863, 0.4353
RGB percentages31.4%, 28.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(251.1, 20.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 34.2%, 43.5%)
CMYK27.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,261,679
CSS custom property--colour: #50496F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AFB690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4F71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#404D6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#494F57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686F49
Analogous#49556F, #63496F
Triadic#6F5049, #496F50
Split complementary#6F6349, #556F49
Tetradic#6F4955, #686F49, #496F63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAB5CF
Lighter +30%#9D97BA
Lighter +20%#8078A6
Lighter +10%#665D8E
Darker −10%#3A3550
Darker −20%#242131
Darker −30%#0D0C13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#413286
Less saturated −25%#5C5C5C

Channel breakdown

R80
G73
B111
Red80 (31.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue251.05°
Saturation (HSL)20.65%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 49 · B 6F

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