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Recognised as Colour

#506EFC

  • #506EFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#506EFC is a blue with RGB values 80, 110, 252 and HSL 230°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#506EFC#506EFC
HEX#506EFC
RGBrgb(80, 110, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4314, 0.9882
RGB percentages31.4%, 43.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(229.5, 96.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 68.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK68.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,271,292
CSS custom property--colour: #506EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#AF9103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0091AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCDE50
Analogous#50C4FC, #8850FC
Triadic#FC506E, #6EFC50
Split complementary#FC8850, #C4FC50
Tetradic#FC50C4, #FCDE50, #50FC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EBFF
Lighter +20%#B4C1FE
Lighter +10%#8298FD
Darker −10%#1E44FB
Darker −20%#042BE2
Darker −30%#0321B0
Darker −40%#02187E
More saturated +25%#4D6CFF
Less saturated −25%#667CE6

Channel breakdown

R80
G110
B252
Red80 (31.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue229.53°
Saturation (HSL)96.63%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 6E · B FC

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