Colour

#506A9B

#506A9B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#506A9B is a blue with RGB values 80, 106, 155 and HSL 219°, 32%, 46%. 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

#506A9B#506A9B

HEX#506A9B

RGBrgb(80, 106, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4157, 0.6078

RGB percentages31.4%, 41.6%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(219.2, 31.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 48.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK48.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,270,171

CSS custom property--colour: #506A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1438WCAG 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 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#AF9564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F679Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#31747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B8150

Analogous#508F9B, #5C509B

Triadic#9B506A, #6A9B50

Split complementary#9B5B50, #909B50

Tetradic#9B508F, #9B8150, #509B5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D8E7

Lighter +30%#AFBCD5

Lighter +20%#8DA0C4

Lighter +10%#6B84B3

Darker −10%#3F5379

Darker −20%#2D3C58

Darker −30%#1C2536

Darker −40%#0B0E14

More saturated +25%#3361B8

Less saturated −25%#6D737E

Channel breakdown

R80

G106

B155

Red80 (31.4%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue219.2°

Saturation (HSL)31.91%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 6A · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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