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Recognised as Colour

#50A6E6

  • #50A6E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#50A6E6 is a blue with RGB values 80, 166, 230 and HSL 206°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50A6E6#50A6E6
HEX#50A6E6
RGBrgb(80, 166, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.651, 0.902
RGB percentages31.4%, 65.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(205.6, 75%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 65.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK65.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,285,606
CSS custom property--colour: #50A6E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#AF5919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7599E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E69050
Analogous#50E6DB, #505BE6
Triadic#E650A6, #A6E650
Split complementary#E6505B, #E6DB50
Tetradic#DB50E6, #E69050, #5BE650

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6EAF9
Lighter +20%#A9D3F3
Lighter +10%#7DBDEC
Darker −10%#238FE0
Darker −20%#1A73B6
Darker −30%#145789
Darker −40%#0D3B5D
More saturated +25%#37AAFF
Less saturated −25%#69A2CD

Channel breakdown

R80
G166
B230
Red80 (31.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue205.6°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G A6 · B E6

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