Colour

#504EE5

#504EE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#504EE5 is a blue with RGB values 80, 78, 229 and HSL 241°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#504EE5

RGBrgb(80, 78, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3059, 0.898

RGB percentages31.4%, 30.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(240.8, 74.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 65.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK65.1%, 65.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,263,077

CSS custom property--colour: #504EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#AFB11A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3 Royal blue · ΔE 23.4 Blue violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9 Dark blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3E54E

Analogous#4E98E5, #9B4EE5

Triadic#E5504E, #4EE550

Split complementary#E59B4E, #98E54E

Tetradic#E54E98, #E3E54E, #4EE59B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D3F9

Lighter +20%#A8A7F2

Lighter +10%#7C7AEC

Darker −10%#2422DE

Darker −20%#1C1AB3

Darker −30%#151486

Darker −40%#0E0D5A

More saturated +25%#3735FE

Less saturated −25%#6967CC

Channel breakdown

R80

G78

B229

Red80 (31.4%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue240.79°

Saturation (HSL)74.38%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 4E · B E5

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