#5042DB

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #5042DB

When working with digital screens, the color #5042DB is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 66, 219).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 63% cyan and 70% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 245.5° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 55.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5042DB
RGB80, 66, 219
HSL245.5°, 68.0%, 55.9%
CMYK63%, 70%, 0%, 14%
HSV245.5°, 69.9%, 85.9%
LAB39.1, 49.9, -76.1
XYZ18.0, 10.7, 68.1
Decimal5259995

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.14:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5042DB; }
.text-color { color: #5042DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5042DB; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE