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#507FED Color

#507FED is rgb(80, 127, 237) in RGB, hsl(222, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 46%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#507FED
HEX#507FED
RGBrgb(80, 127, 237)
HSLhsl(222, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(222, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 46%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.173 264.5)
LABlab(54.17% 11.14 -61.48)
LCHlch(54.17% 62.48 280.27)

What #507FED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #507FED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#507FED Channel Values

How #507FED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 127 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #507FED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #507FED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #507FED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #507FED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #507FED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#507FED
Protanopia#7979ED
Protanomaly#6B7BED
Deuteranopia#7272ED
Deuteranomaly#6677ED
Tritanopia#009393
Tritanomaly#328CBE
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #507FED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-507fed: #507FED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #507FED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-507fed': '#507FED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.498, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_507fed">#507FED</color>
SVG fillfill="#507FED"

More Blue Colors

#507FED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#507FED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #507FED?

#507FED is a light blue — rgb(80, 127, 237) in RGB and hsl(222, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #507FED?

#507FED is rgb(80, 127, 237) — red 80, green 127, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #507FED?

#507FED converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 46%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #507FED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #507FED scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #507FED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #507FED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 11.19, which is visibly different.

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