Colour

#5062BC

#5062BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5062BC is a blue with RGB values 80, 98, 188 and HSL 230°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5062BC#5062BC

HEX#5062BC

RGBrgb(80, 98, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.3843, 0.7373

RGB percentages31.4%, 38.4%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(230, 44.6%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 57.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK57.4%, 47.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,268,156

CSS custom property--colour: #5062BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#AF9D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#376EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2764BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#057686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCAA50

Analogous#5098BC, #7450BC

Triadic#BC5062, #62BC50

Split complementary#BC7450, #98BC50

Tetradic#BC5098, #BCAA50, #50BC74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E6F4

Lighter +30%#BFC5E6

Lighter +20%#9AA4D8

Lighter +10%#7583CA

Darker −10%#3C4C9D

Darker −20%#2E3A78

Darker −30%#202853

Darker −40%#12162E

More saturated +25%#324EDA

Less saturated −25%#6E769E

Channel breakdown

R80

G98

B188

Red80 (31.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)44.63%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 62 · B BC

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Colour values

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