Colour

#50618A

#50618A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#50618A is a blue with RGB values 80, 97, 138 and HSL 222°, 27%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#50618A

RGBrgb(80, 97, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3804, 0.5412

RGB percentages31.4%, 38%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(222.4, 26.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 42%, 54.1%)

CMYK42%, 29.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,267,850

CSS custom property--colour: #50618A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#AF9E75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53648Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5F89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3D696Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 28 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A7950

Analogous#507E8A, #5C508A

Triadic#8A5061, #618A50

Split complementary#8A5C50, #7E8A50

Tetradic#8A507E, #8A7950, #508A5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7CEDF

Lighter +30%#A7B2CC

Lighter +20%#8796B9

Lighter +10%#6679A7

Darker −10%#3D4A6A

Darker −20%#2B3449

Darker −30%#181D29

Darker −40%#050609

More saturated +25%#3556A5

Less saturated −25%#6B6C6F

Channel breakdown

R80

G97

B138

Red80 (31.4%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue222.41°

Saturation (HSL)26.61%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 61 · B 8A

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