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Recognised as Colour

#5083AE

  • #5083AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5083AE is a blue with RGB values 80, 131, 174 and HSL 207°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5083AE#5083AE
HEX#5083AE
RGBrgb(80, 131, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5137, 0.6824
RGB percentages31.4%, 51.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(207.4, 37%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 54%, 68.2%)
CMYK54%, 24.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,276,590
CSS custom property--colour: #5083AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#AF7C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7184B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#647AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#158D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7B50
Analogous#50AEAA, #5054AE
Triadic#AE5083, #83AE50
Split complementary#AE5054, #AEAA50
Tetradic#AA50AE, #AE7B50, #54AE50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE6EF
Lighter +30%#B8CDDF
Lighter +20%#96B4CE
Lighter +10%#739CBE
Darker −10%#40698B
Darker −20%#304E68
Darker −30%#203445
Darker −40%#101A22
More saturated +25%#3086CE
Less saturated −25%#70808E

Channel breakdown

R80
G131
B174
Red80 (31.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue207.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 83 · B AE

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