Colour

#50689B

#50689B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#50689B is a blue with RGB values 80, 104, 155 and HSL 221°, 32%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#50689B#50689B

HEX#50689B

RGBrgb(80, 104, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4078, 0.6078

RGB percentages31.4%, 40.8%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(220.8, 31.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 48.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK48.4%, 32.9%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,269,659

CSS custom property--colour: #50689B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#AF9764

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D659Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#32737Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 24 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Dim grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B8350

Analogous#508E9B, #5D509B

Triadic#9B5068, #689B50

Split complementary#9B5D50, #8E9B50

Tetradic#9B508E, #9B8350, #509B5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D7E7

Lighter +30%#AFBBD5

Lighter +20%#8D9FC4

Lighter +10%#6B82B3

Darker −10%#3F5179

Darker −20%#2D3B58

Darker −30%#1C2436

Darker −40%#0B0E14

More saturated +25%#335DB8

Less saturated −25%#6D737E

Channel breakdown

R80

G104

B155

Red80 (31.4%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)31.91%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 68 · B 9B

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Colour values

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