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Recognised as Colour

#508EF5

  • #508EF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#508EF5 is a blue with RGB values 80, 142, 245 and HSL 217°, 89%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#508EF5#508EF5
HEX#508EF5
RGBrgb(80, 142, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5569, 0.9608
RGB percentages31.4%, 55.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(217.5, 89.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 67.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK67.3%, 42%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,279,477
CSS custom property--colour: #508EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#AF710A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D98F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4288F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5B750
Analogous#50E0F5, #6550F5
Triadic#F5508E, #8EF550
Split complementary#F56450, #E1F550
Tetradic#F550E0, #F5B750, #50F564

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBFD
Lighter +20%#B0CCFB
Lighter +10%#80ADF8
Darker −10%#206FF2
Darker −20%#0C57D3
Darker −30%#0943A3
Darker −40%#072F72
More saturated +25%#468CFF
Less saturated −25%#6794DE

Channel breakdown

R80
G142
B245
Red80 (31.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue217.45°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8E · B F5

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