#5050E2

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #5050E2

When working with digital screens, the color #5050E2 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 80 green, and 226 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 65% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5050E2
RGB80, 80, 226
HSL240.0°, 71.6%, 60.0%
CMYK65%, 65%, 0%, 11%
HSV240.0°, 64.6%, 88.6%
LAB42.7, 44.1, -74.2
XYZ19.9, 12.9, 73.4
Decimal5263586

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.59:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.05:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5050E2; }
.text-color { color: #5050E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5050E2; }

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Mediumslateblue
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