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Colour

#50699B

  • #50699B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#50699B is a blue with RGB values 80, 105, 155 and HSL 220°, 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

#50699B#50699B
HEX#50699B
RGBrgb(80, 105, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4118, 0.6078
RGB percentages31.4%, 41.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(220, 31.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 48.4%, 60.8%)
CMYK48.4%, 32.3%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,269,915
CSS custom property--colour: #50699B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#AF9664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E669Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#31747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8250
Analogous#508F9B, #5D509B
Triadic#9B5069, #699B50
Split complementary#9B5D50, #8E9B50
Tetradic#9B508E, #9B8250, #509B5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D8E7
Lighter +30%#AFBCD5
Lighter +20%#8D9FC4
Lighter +10%#6B83B3
Darker −10%#3F5279
Darker −20%#2D3B58
Darker −30%#1C2536
Darker −40%#0B0E14
More saturated +25%#335FB8
Less saturated −25%#6D737E

Channel breakdown

R80
G105
B155
Red80 (31.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)31.91%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 69 · B 9B

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