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Recognised as Colour

#50B2F8

  • #50B2F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#50B2F8 is a blue with RGB values 80, 178, 248 and HSL 205°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50B2F8#50B2F8
HEX#50B2F8
RGBrgb(80, 178, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.698, 0.9725
RGB percentages31.4%, 69.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(205, 92.3%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 67.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK67.7%, 28.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,288,696
CSS custom property--colour: #50B2F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#AF4D07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA3F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F89650
Analogous#50F8EA, #505EF8
Triadic#F850B2, #B2F850
Split complementary#F8505E, #F8EA50
Tetradic#EA50F8, #F89650, #5EF850

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F3FE
Lighter +20%#B2DDFC
Lighter +10%#81C8FA
Darker −10%#1F9CF6
Darker −20%#0982D9
Darker −30%#0765A8
Darker −40%#054877
More saturated +25%#49B3FF
Less saturated −25%#67AEE1

Channel breakdown

R80
G178
B248
Red80 (31.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G B2 · B F8

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