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Recognised as Colour

#508EEE

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

#508EEE is a blue with RGB values 80, 142, 238 and HSL 216°, 82%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#508EEE#508EEE
HEX#508EEE
RGBrgb(80, 142, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5569, 0.9333
RGB percentages31.4%, 55.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(216.5, 82.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 66.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK66.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,279,470
CSS custom property--colour: #508EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#AF7111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6296F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4988ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB050
Analogous#50DDEE, #6150EE
Triadic#EE508E, #8EEE50
Split complementary#EE6150, #DDEE50
Tetradic#EE50DD, #EEB050, #50EE61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE8FC
Lighter +20%#ADCAF7
Lighter +10%#7EACF3
Darker −10%#2270E9
Darker −20%#1359C5
Darker −30%#0F4496
Darker −40%#0A2F68
More saturated +25%#3F8AFF
Less saturated −25%#6893D6

Channel breakdown

R80
G142
B238
Red80 (31.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue216.46°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8E · B EE

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