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Colour

#509CF5

  • #509CF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#509CF5 is a blue with RGB values 80, 156, 245 and HSL 212°, 89%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#509CF5#509CF5
HEX#509CF5
RGBrgb(80, 156, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6118, 0.9608
RGB percentages31.4%, 61.2%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(212.4, 89.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 67.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK67.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,283,061
CSS custom property--colour: #509CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#AF630A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A2F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C92F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.2Light skyblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5A950
Analogous#50EEF5, #5750F5
Triadic#F5509C, #9CF550
Split complementary#F55750, #EEF550
Tetradic#F550EE, #F5A950, #50F557

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EEFD
Lighter +20%#B0D3FB
Lighter +10%#80B7F8
Darker −10%#2081F2
Darker −20%#0C68D3
Darker −30%#0950A3
Darker −40%#073872
More saturated +25%#469BFF
Less saturated −25%#679EDE

Channel breakdown

R80
G156
B245
Red80 (31.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue212.36°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 9C · B F5

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