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Recognised as Colour

#509CC4

  • #509CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#509CC4 is a blue with RGB values 80, 156, 196 and HSL 201°, 50%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#509CC4#509CC4
HEX#509CC4
RGBrgb(80, 156, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6118, 0.7686
RGB percentages31.4%, 61.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(200.7, 49.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 59.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK59.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,283,012
CSS custom property--colour: #509CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29468WCAG 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 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#AF633B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899AC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#798EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47850
Analogous#50C4B2, #5062C4
Triadic#C4509C, #9CC450
Split complementary#C45062, #C4B250
Tetradic#B250C4, #C47850, #62C450

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F2F7
Lighter +30%#C2DDEB
Lighter +20%#9CC7DE
Lighter +10%#76B2D1
Darker −10%#3982A8
Darker −20%#2C6482
Darker −30%#1F475C
Darker −40%#122A36
More saturated +25%#33A5E1
Less saturated −25%#6D93A7

Channel breakdown

R80
G156
B196
Red80 (31.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue200.69°
Saturation (HSL)49.57%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 9C · B C4

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