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Recognised as Colour

#507BCF

  • #507BCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#507BCF is a blue with RGB values 80, 123, 207 and HSL 220°, 57%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#507BCF#507BCF
HEX#507BCF
RGBrgb(80, 123, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.4824, 0.8118
RGB percentages31.4%, 48.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(219.7, 57%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 61.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK61.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,274,575
CSS custom property--colour: #507BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#AF8430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5683D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4477CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA450
Analogous#50BACF, #6550CF
Triadic#CF507B, #7BCF50
Split complementary#CF6550, #BACF50
Tetradic#CF50BA, #CFA450, #50CF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F4FB
Lighter +30%#C8D6F0
Lighter +20%#A0B7E5
Lighter +10%#7899DA
Darker −10%#3360B9
Darker −20%#284B91
Darker −30%#1D3769
Darker −40%#122241
More saturated +25%#3472EB
Less saturated −25%#6C84B3

Channel breakdown

R80
G123
B207
Red80 (31.4%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue219.69°
Saturation (HSL)56.95%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 7B · B CF

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