Recognised as Colour

#505CFF

#505CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#505CFF is a blue with RGB values 80, 92, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#505CFF#505CFF

HEX#505CFF

RGBrgb(80, 92, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3608, 1

RGB percentages31.4%, 36.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(235.9, 100%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 68.6%, 100%)

CMYK68.6%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,266,687

CSS custom property--colour: #505CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#AFA300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0087A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2 Royal blue · ΔE 26.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3 Medium blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF350

Analogous#50B3FF, #9C50FF

Triadic#FF505C, #5CFF50

Split complementary#FF9C50, #B3FF50

Tetradic#FF50B3, #FFF350, #50FF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9EBFF

Lighter +20%#B6BBFF

Lighter +10%#838CFF

Darker −10%#1D2CFF

Darker −20%#0010E9

Darker −30%#000CB6

Darker −40%#000983

More saturated +25%#505CFF

Less saturated −25%#666FE9

Channel breakdown

R80

G92

B255

Red80 (31.4%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue235.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 5C · B FF

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Colour values

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