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Colour

#5078AF

  • #5078AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5078AF is a blue with RGB values 80, 120, 175 and HSL 215°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5078AF#5078AF
HEX#5078AF
RGBrgb(80, 120, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4706, 0.6863
RGB percentages31.4%, 47.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(214.7, 37.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 54.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK54.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,273,775
CSS custom property--colour: #5078AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#AF8750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5672AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#19848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8750
Analogous#50A8AF, #5750AF
Triadic#AF5078, #78AF50
Split complementary#AF5750, #A8AF50
Tetradic#AF50A8, #AF8750, #50AF57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE4EF
Lighter +30%#B9C9DF
Lighter +20%#96AECF
Lighter +10%#7393BF
Darker −10%#40608C
Darker −20%#304869
Darker −30%#203046
Darker −40%#101823
More saturated +25%#3073CF
Less saturated −25%#707D8F

Channel breakdown

R80
G120
B175
Red80 (31.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue214.74°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 78 · B AF

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