Colour

#506FCD

#506FCD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#506FCD is a blue with RGB values 80, 111, 205 and HSL 225°, 56%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#506FCD#506FCD

HEX#506FCD

RGBrgb(80, 111, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4353, 0.8039

RGB percentages31.4%, 43.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(225.1, 55.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 61%, 80.4%)

CMYK61%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,271,501

CSS custom property--colour: #506FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#AF9032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#427AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E6FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDAE50

Analogous#50ADCD, #6F50CD

Triadic#CD506F, #6FCD50

Split complementary#CD7050, #AECD50

Tetradic#CD50AE, #CDAE50, #50CD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFF2FA

Lighter +30%#C7D1EF

Lighter +20%#9FB0E4

Lighter +10%#7890D8

Darker −10%#3454B6

Darker −20%#29428E

Darker −30%#1D3067

Darker −40%#121D3F

More saturated +25%#3461E9

Less saturated −25%#6C7DB1

Channel breakdown

R80

G111

B205

Red80 (31.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue225.12°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 6F · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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