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Recognised as Colour

#50A0EA

  • #50A0EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#50A0EA is a blue with RGB values 80, 160, 234 and HSL 209°, 79%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#50A0EA#50A0EA
HEX#50A0EA
RGBrgb(80, 160, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6275, 0.9176
RGB percentages31.4%, 62.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(208.8, 78.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 65.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK65.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,284,074
CSS custom property--colour: #50A0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#AF5F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A94E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9A50
Analogous#50EAE7, #5053EA
Triadic#EA50A0, #A0EA50
Split complementary#EA5053, #EAE750
Tetradic#E750EA, #EA9A50, #53EA50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9EAFA
Lighter +20%#ABD1F5
Lighter +10%#7EB9EF
Darker −10%#2287E5
Darker −20%#176DBD
Darker −30%#115390
Darker −40%#0C3962
More saturated +25%#3BA1FF
Less saturated −25%#699FD2

Channel breakdown

R80
G160
B234
Red80 (31.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue208.83°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G A0 · B EA

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