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Recognised as Colour

#50498F

  • #50498F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#50498F is a blue with RGB values 80, 73, 143 and HSL 246°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#50498F#50498F
HEX#50498F
RGBrgb(80, 73, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2863, 0.5608
RGB percentages31.4%, 28.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(246, 32.4%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 49%, 56.1%)
CMYK44.1%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,261,711
CSS custom property--colour: #50498F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#AFB670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D5492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B508Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3D5765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#888F49
Analogous#49658F, #73498F
Triadic#8F5049, #498F50
Split complementary#8F7349, #658F49
Tetradic#8F4965, #888F49, #498F73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C3E1
Lighter +30%#A6A2CF
Lighter +20%#8680BE
Lighter +10%#665EAD
Darker −10%#3D386D
Darker −20%#2A274B
Darker −30%#17152A
Darker −40%#040408
More saturated +25%#3A2EAA
Less saturated −25%#666474

Channel breakdown

R80
G73
B143
Red80 (31.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)32.41%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 49 · B 8F

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