Colour

#504EE6

#504EE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#504EE6 is a blue with RGB values 80, 78, 230 and HSL 241°, 75%, 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#504EE6

RGBrgb(80, 78, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3059, 0.902

RGB percentages31.4%, 30.6%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(240.8, 75.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 66.1%, 90.2%)

CMYK65.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,263,078

CSS custom property--colour: #504EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#AFB119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EE3no 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 82.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23.4 Royal blue · ΔE 23.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9 Dark blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4E64E

Analogous#4E98E6, #9C4EE6

Triadic#E6504E, #4EE650

Split complementary#E69C4E, #98E64E

Tetradic#E64E98, #E4E64E, #4EE69C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5D4F9

Lighter +20%#A8A7F3

Lighter +10%#7C7BEC

Darker −10%#2421E0

Darker −20%#1C19B5

Darker −30%#151388

Darker −40%#0E0D5B

More saturated +25%#3835FF

Less saturated −25%#6967CD

Channel breakdown

R80

G78

B230

Red80 (31.4%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue240.79°

Saturation (HSL)75.25%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 4E · B E6

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Colour values

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