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Colour

#5073BC

  • #5073BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5073BC is a blue with RGB values 80, 115, 188 and HSL 221°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5073BC#5073BC
HEX#5073BC
RGBrgb(80, 115, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.451, 0.7373
RGB percentages31.4%, 45.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.6, 44.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 57.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK57.4%, 38.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,272,508
CSS custom property--colour: #5073BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#AF8C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4770BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9950
Analogous#50A9BC, #6350BC
Triadic#BC5073, #73BC50
Split complementary#BC6350, #A9BC50
Tetradic#BC50A9, #BC9950, #50BC63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9F4
Lighter +30%#BFCCE6
Lighter +20%#9AAED8
Lighter +10%#7591CA
Darker −10%#3C5B9D
Darker −20%#2E4678
Darker −30%#203053
Darker −40%#121B2E
More saturated +25%#3268DA
Less saturated −25%#6E7E9E

Channel breakdown

R80
G115
B188
Red80 (31.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.56°
Saturation (HSL)44.63%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 73 · B BC

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