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Recognised as Colour

#50BCF9

  • #50BCF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#50BCF9 is a blue with RGB values 80, 188, 249 and HSL 202°, 93%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#50BCF9#50BCF9
HEX#50BCF9
RGBrgb(80, 188, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.7373, 0.9765
RGB percentages31.4%, 73.7%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(201.7, 93.4%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 67.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK67.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,291,257
CSS custom property--colour: #50BCF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#AF4306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBBFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ABF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.4Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F98D50
Analogous#50F9E1, #5068F9
Triadic#F950BC, #BCF950
Split complementary#F95068, #F9E150
Tetradic#E150F9, #F98D50, #68F950

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F5FE
Lighter +20%#B3E2FC
Lighter +10%#81CFFB
Darker −10%#1FA9F7
Darker −20%#088FDB
Darker −30%#066FAA
Darker −40%#044F79
More saturated +25%#4ABEFF
Less saturated −25%#67B6E2

Channel breakdown

R80
G188
B249
Red80 (31.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue201.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.37%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G BC · B F9

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