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Recognised as Colour

#507AE8

  • #507AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#507AE8 is a blue with RGB values 80, 122, 232 and HSL 223°, 77%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#507AE8#507AE8
HEX#507AE8
RGBrgb(80, 122, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4784, 0.9098
RGB percentages31.4%, 47.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(223.4, 76.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 65.5%, 91%)
CMYK65.5%, 47.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,274,344
CSS custom property--colour: #507AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#AF8517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4087ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E79E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BE50
Analogous#50C6E8, #7250E8
Triadic#E8507A, #7AE850
Split complementary#E87250, #C6E850
Tetradic#E850C6, #E8BE50, #50E872

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E1FA
Lighter +20%#AABFF4
Lighter +10%#7D9CEE
Darker −10%#2358E2
Darker −20%#1845BA
Darker −30%#12348D
Darker −40%#0D235F
More saturated +25%#3970FF
Less saturated −25%#6985CF

Channel breakdown

R80
G122
B232
Red80 (31.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue223.42°
Saturation (HSL)76.77%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 7A · B E8

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