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Recognised as Colour

#506CEC

  • #506CEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#506CEC is a blue with RGB values 80, 108, 236 and HSL 229°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#506CEC#506CEC
HEX#506CEC
RGBrgb(80, 108, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4235, 0.9255
RGB percentages31.4%, 42.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(229.2, 80.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 66.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK66.1%, 54.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,270,764
CSS custom property--colour: #506CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#AF9313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 12.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD050
Analogous#50BAEC, #8250EC
Triadic#EC506C, #6CEC50
Split complementary#EC8250, #BAEC50
Tetradic#EC50BA, #ECD050, #50EC82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE0FB
Lighter +20%#ACB9F6
Lighter +10%#7E93F1
Darker −10%#2245E7
Darker −20%#1534C1
Darker −30%#102793
Darker −40%#0B1B65
More saturated +25%#3D60FF
Less saturated −25%#687CD4

Channel breakdown

R80
G108
B236
Red80 (31.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)80.41%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 6C · B EC

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