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Recognised as Colour

#50ACEE

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

#50ACEE is a blue with RGB values 80, 172, 238 and HSL 205°, 82%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50ACEE#50ACEE
HEX#50ACEE
RGBrgb(80, 172, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6745, 0.9333
RGB percentages31.4%, 67.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(205.1, 82.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 66.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK66.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,287,150
CSS custom property--colour: #50ACEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#AF5311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EADF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#799EEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE9250
Analogous#50EEE1, #505DEE
Triadic#EE50AC, #ACEE50
Split complementary#EE505D, #EEE150
Tetradic#E150EE, #EE9250, #5DEE50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEEFC
Lighter +20%#ADD8F7
Lighter +10%#7EC2F3
Darker −10%#2296E9
Darker −20%#137BC5
Darker −30%#0F5E96
Darker −40%#0A4168
More saturated +25%#3FAFFF
Less saturated −25%#68A8D6

Channel breakdown

R80
G172
B238
Red80 (31.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue205.06°
Saturation (HSL)82.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G AC · B EE

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