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Recognised as Colour

#508BEC

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

#508BEC is a blue with RGB values 80, 139, 236 and HSL 217°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#508BEC#508BEC
HEX#508BEC
RGBrgb(80, 139, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5451, 0.9255
RGB percentages31.4%, 54.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(217.3, 80.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 66.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK66.1%, 41.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,278,700
CSS custom property--colour: #508BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#AF7413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E94F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4685EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB150
Analogous#50D9EC, #6350EC
Triadic#EC508B, #8BEC50
Split complementary#EC6350, #D9EC50
Tetradic#EC50D9, #ECB150, #50EC63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE6FB
Lighter +20%#ACC8F6
Lighter +10%#7EA9F1
Darker −10%#226DE7
Darker −20%#1556C1
Darker −30%#104293
Darker −40%#0B2D65
More saturated +25%#3D86FF
Less saturated −25%#6891D4

Channel breakdown

R80
G139
B236
Red80 (31.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue217.31°
Saturation (HSL)80.41%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8B · B EC

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