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Recognised as Colour

#506F98

  • #506F98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#506F98 is a blue with RGB values 80, 111, 152 and HSL 214°, 31%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#506F98#506F98
HEX#506F98
RGBrgb(80, 111, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4353, 0.5961
RGB percentages31.4%, 43.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(214.2, 31%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 47.4%, 59.6%)
CMYK47.4%, 27%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,271,448
CSS custom property--colour: #506F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#AF9067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F719Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#576A97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#32787Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 26.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#987950
Analogous#509398, #555098
Triadic#98506F, #6F9850
Split complementary#985550, #939850
Tetradic#985093, #987950, #509855

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD8E5
Lighter +30%#ADBED4
Lighter +20%#8CA3C2
Lighter +10%#6A89B1
Darker −10%#3E5777
Darker −20%#2D3E55
Darker −30%#1B2634
Darker −40%#0A0D12
More saturated +25%#336BB5
Less saturated −25%#6D737B

Channel breakdown

R80
G111
B152
Red80 (31.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue214.17°
Saturation (HSL)31.03%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 6F · B 98

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