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Recognised as Colour

#506BBF

  • #506BBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#506BBF is a blue with RGB values 80, 107, 191 and HSL 225°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#506BBF#506BBF
HEX#506BBF
RGBrgb(80, 107, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4196, 0.749
RGB percentages31.4%, 42%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225.4, 46.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 58.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK58.1%, 44%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,270,463
CSS custom property--colour: #506BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#AF9440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4575C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#366BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA450
Analogous#50A3BF, #6D50BF
Triadic#BF506B, #6BBF50
Split complementary#BF6D50, #A3BF50
Tetradic#BF50A3, #BFA450, #50BF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E9F6
Lighter +30%#C0CAE8
Lighter +20%#9BAADA
Lighter +10%#758BCD
Darker −10%#3B54A1
Darker −20%#2D407C
Darker −30%#202D56
Darker −40%#121A31
More saturated +25%#325CDD
Less saturated −25%#6E7AA1

Channel breakdown

R80
G107
B191
Red80 (31.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225.41°
Saturation (HSL)46.44%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 6B · B BF

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