#5066E2

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #5066E2

The precise color #5066E2 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Royalblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 102, 226).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 55% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5066E2
RGB80, 102, 226
HSL231.0°, 71.6%, 60.0%
CMYK65%, 55%, 0%, 11%
HSV231.0°, 64.6%, 88.6%
LAB47.9, 30.7, -65.7
XYZ21.8, 16.7, 74.0
Decimal5269218

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.34:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.69:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5066E2; }
.text-color { color: #5066E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5066E2; }

Similar Colors

Royalblue
#4169E1