Colour

#504B72

#504B72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#504B72 is a blue with RGB values 80, 75, 114 and HSL 248°, 21%, 37%. 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#504B72

RGBrgb(80, 75, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.2941, 0.4471

RGB percentages31.4%, 29.4%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(247.7, 20.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 34.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK29.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,262,194

CSS custom property--colour: #504B72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#AFB48D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#404F71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#485259no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Steel blue · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D724B

Analogous#4B5A72, #634B72

Triadic#72504B, #4B7250

Split complementary#72644B, #5A724B

Tetradic#724B5A, #6D724B, #4B7263

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCB8D1

Lighter +30%#9E9ABC

Lighter +20%#817BA8

Lighter +10%#665F91

Darker −10%#3A3753

Darker −20%#252334

Darker −30%#0F0E16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E338A

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R80

G75

B114

Red80 (31.4%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue247.69°

Saturation (HSL)20.63%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 4B · B 72

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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