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Recognised as Colour

#50ADE0

  • #50ADE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#50ADE0 is a blue with RGB values 80, 173, 224 and HSL 201°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50ADE0#50ADE0
HEX#50ADE0
RGBrgb(80, 173, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6784, 0.8784
RGB percentages31.4%, 67.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(201.3, 69.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 64.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK64.3%, 22.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,287,392
CSS custom property--colour: #50ADE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#AF521F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ACE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#819DDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E08350
Analogous#50E0CB, #5065E0
Triadic#E050AD, #ADE050
Split complementary#E05065, #E0CB50
Tetradic#CB50E0, #E08350, #65E050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D2EAF7
Lighter +20%#A7D6EF
Lighter +10%#7BC1E8
Darker −10%#2698D7
Darker −20%#1E7AAC
Darker −30%#175B80
Darker −40%#0F3C55
More saturated +25%#36B5FA
Less saturated −25%#6AA5C6

Channel breakdown

R80
G173
B224
Red80 (31.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue201.25°
Saturation (HSL)69.9%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G AD · B E0

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