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Recognised as Colour

#50B0FA

  • #50B0FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#50B0FA is a blue with RGB values 80, 176, 250 and HSL 206°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50B0FA#50B0FA
HEX#50B0FA
RGBrgb(80, 176, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6902, 0.9804
RGB percentages31.4%, 69%, 98%
HSLhsl(206.1, 94.4%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 68%, 98%)
CMYK68%, 29.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,288,186
CSS custom property--colour: #50B0FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AF4F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB2FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Sky blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9A50
Analogous#50FAEF, #505BFA
Triadic#FA50B0, #B0FA50
Split complementary#FA505B, #FAEF50
Tetradic#EF50FA, #FA9A50, #5BFA50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F3FE
Lighter +20%#B3DDFD
Lighter +10%#82C6FB
Darker −10%#1E9AF9
Darker −20%#0680DE
Darker −30%#0563AC
Darker −40%#04477A
More saturated +25%#4BB1FF
Less saturated −25%#66ADE3

Channel breakdown

R80
G176
B250
Red80 (31.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue206.12°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G B0 · B FA

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