Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#5049AD

  • #5049AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5049AD is a blue with RGB values 80, 73, 173 and HSL 244°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5049AD#5049AD
HEX#5049AD
RGBrgb(80, 73, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2863, 0.6784
RGB percentages31.4%, 28.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(244.2, 40.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 57.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK53.8%, 57.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,261,741
CSS custom property--colour: #5049AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#AFB652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#286074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AD49
Analogous#4974AD, #8249AD
Triadic#AD5049, #49AD50
Split complementary#AD8249, #74AD49
Tetradic#AD4974, #A6AD49, #49AD82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D5ED
Lighter +30%#B4B1DE
Lighter +20%#928DCF
Lighter +10%#6F69C0
Darker −10%#3F3A89
Darker −20%#2F2B65
Darker −30%#1E1C41
Darker −40%#0E0C1E
More saturated +25%#362ACC
Less saturated −25%#6A688E

Channel breakdown

R80
G73
B173
Red80 (31.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue244.2°
Saturation (HSL)40.65%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 49 · B AD

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “5049ad” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.