Colour

#505F84

#505F84
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#505F84 is a blue with RGB values 80, 95, 132 and HSL 223°, 25%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#505F84#505F84

HEX#505F84

RGBrgb(80, 95, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3725, 0.5176

RGB percentages31.4%, 37.3%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(222.7, 24.5%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 39.4%, 51.8%)

CMYK39.4%, 28%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,267,332

CSS custom property--colour: #505F84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#AFA07B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526286no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5D83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#40676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Gray · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#847550

Analogous#507984, #5B5084

Triadic#84505F, #5F8450

Split complementary#845B50, #798450

Tetradic#845079, #847550, #50845B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4CBDC

Lighter +30%#A5AFC8

Lighter +20%#8593B5

Lighter +10%#6577A2

Darker −10%#3D4864

Darker −20%#2A3144

Darker −30%#161A25

Darker −40%#030405

More saturated +25%#35549F

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R80

G95

B132

Red80 (31.4%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue222.69°

Saturation (HSL)24.53%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 5F · B 84

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