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Recognised as Colour

#506EAC

  • #506EAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#506EAC is a blue with RGB values 80, 110, 172 and HSL 220°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#506EAC#506EAC
HEX#506EAC
RGBrgb(80, 110, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4314, 0.6745
RGB percentages31.4%, 43.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(220.4, 36.5%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 53.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK53.5%, 36%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,271,212
CSS custom property--colour: #506EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#AF9153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5573AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#217B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC8E50
Analogous#509CAC, #6050AC
Triadic#AC506E, #6EAC50
Split complementary#AC6050, #9CAC50
Tetradic#AC509C, #AC8E50, #50AC60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE1EE
Lighter +30%#B7C4DE
Lighter +20%#95A7CD
Lighter +10%#728ABD
Darker −10%#405889
Darker −20%#304166
Darker −30%#1F2B44
Darker −40%#0F1521
More saturated +25%#3163CC
Less saturated −25%#70798D

Channel breakdown

R80
G110
B172
Red80 (31.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue220.43°
Saturation (HSL)36.51%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 6E · B AC

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