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Colour

#508AE6

  • #508AE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#508AE6 is a blue with RGB values 80, 138, 230 and HSL 217°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#508AE6#508AE6
HEX#508AE6
RGBrgb(80, 138, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5412, 0.902
RGB percentages31.4%, 54.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(216.8, 75%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 65.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK65.2%, 40%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,278,438
CSS custom property--colour: #508AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#AF7519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6092EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A84E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AC50
Analogous#50D5E6, #6150E6
Triadic#E6508A, #8AE650
Split complementary#E66150, #D5E650
Tetradic#E650D5, #E6AC50, #50E661

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6E4F9
Lighter +20%#A9C6F3
Lighter +10%#7DA8EC
Darker −10%#236CE0
Darker −20%#1A56B6
Darker −30%#144189
Darker −40%#0D2C5D
More saturated +25%#3784FF
Less saturated −25%#6990CD

Channel breakdown

R80
G138
B230
Red80 (31.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue216.8°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8A · B E6

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