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Recognised as Colour

#50B2FF

  • #50B2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#50B2FF is a blue with RGB values 80, 178, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50B2FF#50B2FF
HEX#50B2FF
RGBrgb(80, 178, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.698, 1
RGB percentages31.4%, 69.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.4, 100%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 68.6%, 100%)
CMYK68.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,288,703
CSS custom property--colour: #50B2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AF4D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9D50
Analogous#50FFF4, #505BFF
Triadic#FF50B2, #B2FF50
Split complementary#FF505B, #FFF450
Tetradic#F450FF, #FF9D50, #5BFF50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F5FF
Lighter +20%#B6DFFF
Lighter +10%#83C8FF
Darker −10%#1D9CFF
Darker −20%#0082E9
Darker −30%#0066B6
Darker −40%#004983
More saturated +25%#50B2FF
Less saturated −25%#66AFE9

Channel breakdown

R80
G178
B255
Red80 (31.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G B2 · B FF

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