Colour

#50699F

#50699F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#50699F is a blue with RGB values 80, 105, 159 and HSL 221°, 33%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#50699F#50699F

HEX#50699F

RGBrgb(80, 105, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4118, 0.6235

RGB percentages31.4%, 41.2%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(221, 33.1%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221, 49.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK49.7%, 34%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,269,919

CSS custom property--colour: #50699F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#AF9660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C669Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F757Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8650

Analogous#50919F, #5E509F

Triadic#9F5069, #699F50

Split complementary#9F5E50, #919F50

Tetradic#9F5091, #9F8650, #509F5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D9E9

Lighter +30%#B0BDD8

Lighter +20%#8FA0C6

Lighter +10%#6D84B5

Darker −10%#3F537D

Darker −20%#2E3C5B

Darker −30%#1D2639

Darker −40%#0C0F17

More saturated +25%#325EBD

Less saturated −25%#6E7481

Channel breakdown

R80

G105

B159

Red80 (31.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue221.01°

Saturation (HSL)33.05%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 69 · B 9F

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