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Recognised as Colour

#508EDE

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

#508EDE is a blue with RGB values 80, 142, 222 and HSL 214°, 68%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#508EDE#508EDE
HEX#508EDE
RGBrgb(80, 142, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5569, 0.8706
RGB percentages31.4%, 55.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(213.8, 68.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 64%, 87.1%)
CMYK64%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,279,454
CSS custom property--colour: #508EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#AF7121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B94E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5786DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.3Light skyblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA050
Analogous#50D5DE, #5950DE
Triadic#DE508E, #8EDE50
Split complementary#DE5950, #D5DE50
Tetradic#DE50D5, #DEA050, #50DE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D1E1F6
Lighter +20%#A6C5EE
Lighter +10%#7BAAE6
Darker −10%#2873D3
Darker −20%#205BA8
Darker −30%#18447D
Darker −40%#102D52
More saturated +25%#368BF8
Less saturated −25%#6A91C4

Channel breakdown

R80
G142
B222
Red80 (31.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue213.8°
Saturation (HSL)68.27%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8E · B DE

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