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Recognised as Colour

#5050CF

  • #5050CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5050CF is a blue with RGB values 80, 80, 207 and HSL 240°, 57%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5050CF#5050CF
HEX#5050CF
RGBrgb(80, 80, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3137, 0.8118
RGB percentages31.4%, 31.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(240, 57%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 61.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK61.4%, 61.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,263,567
CSS custom property--colour: #5050CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#AFAF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCF50
Analogous#5090CF, #9050CF
Triadic#CF5050, #50CF50
Split complementary#CF9050, #90CF50
Tetradic#CF5090, #CFCF50, #50CF90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F0FB
Lighter +30%#C8C8F0
Lighter +20%#A0A0E5
Lighter +10%#7878DA
Darker −10%#3333B9
Darker −20%#282891
Darker −30%#1D1D69
Darker −40%#121241
More saturated +25%#3434EB
Less saturated −25%#6C6CB3

Channel breakdown

R80
G80
B207
Red80 (31.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)56.95%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 50 · B CF

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