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Recognised as Colour

#508FDE

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

#508FDE is a blue with RGB values 80, 143, 222 and HSL 213°, 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

#508FDE#508FDE
HEX#508FDE
RGBrgb(80, 143, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5608, 0.8706
RGB percentages31.4%, 56.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(213.4, 68.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 64%, 87.1%)
CMYK64%, 35.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,279,710
CSS custom property--colour: #508FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#AF7021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D94E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5987DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 31Light skyblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9F50
Analogous#50D6DE, #5850DE
Triadic#DE508F, #8FDE50
Split complementary#DE5850, #D6DE50
Tetradic#DE50D6, #DE9F50, #50DE58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D1E1F6
Lighter +20%#A6C6EE
Lighter +10%#7BAAE6
Darker −10%#2874D3
Darker −20%#205CA8
Darker −30%#18457D
Darker −40%#102D52
More saturated +25%#368CF8
Less saturated −25%#6A92C4

Channel breakdown

R80
G143
B222
Red80 (31.4%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue213.38°
Saturation (HSL)68.27%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 8F · B DE

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