Recognised as Colour

#504AD8

#504AD8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#504AD8 is a blue with RGB values 80, 74, 216 and HSL 243°, 65%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#504AD8

RGBrgb(80, 74, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2902, 0.8471

RGB percentages31.4%, 29%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(242.5, 64.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 65.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK63%, 65.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,262,040

CSS custom property--colour: #504AD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#AFB527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8 Slate blue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2D84A

Analogous#4A8BD8, #974AD8

Triadic#D8504A, #4AD850

Split complementary#D8974A, #8BD84A

Tetradic#D84A8B, #D2D84A, #4AD897

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F2FC

Lighter +30%#CAC8F3

Lighter +20%#A19EEA

Lighter +10%#7974E1

Darker −10%#312AC5

Darker −20%#26219B

Darker −30%#1C1871

Darker −40%#120F47

More saturated +25%#372FF3

Less saturated −25%#6966BC

Channel breakdown

R80

G74

B216

Red80 (31.4%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue242.54°

Saturation (HSL)64.55%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 4A · B D8

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Colour values

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