Recognised as Colour

#505D74

#505D74
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#505D74 is a blue with RGB values 80, 93, 116 and HSL 218°, 18%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#505D74#505D74

HEX#505D74

RGBrgb(80, 93, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3647, 0.4549

RGB percentages31.4%, 36.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(218.3, 18.4%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 31%, 45.5%)

CMYK31%, 19.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,266,804

CSS custom property--colour: #505D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#AFA28B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555E75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#525B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#466265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Dim grey · ΔE 15.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#746750

Analogous#506F74, #555074

Triadic#74505D, #5D7450

Split complementary#745550, #6F7450

Tetradic#74506F, #746750, #507455

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC5D2

Lighter +30%#A0AABD

Lighter +20%#8290A8

Lighter +10%#657592

Darker −10%#3B4556

Darker −20%#262D38

Darker −30%#121419

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37568C

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R80

G93

B116

Red80 (31.4%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue218.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.37%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 5D · B 74

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