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Recognised as Colour

#0055A6

  • #0055A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0055A6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 85, 166 and HSL 209°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0055A6#0055A6
HEX#0055A6
RGBrgb(0, 85, 166)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3333, 0.651
RGB percentages0%, 33.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(209.3, 100%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 100%, 65.1%)
CMYK100%, 48.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,926
CSS custom property--colour: #0055A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#FFAA59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#245DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A65100
Analogous#00A6A4, #0002A6
Triadic#A60055, #55A600
Split complementary#A60002, #A6A400
Tetradic#A400A6, #A65100, #02A600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#73BBFF
Lighter +30%#40A2FF
Lighter +20%#0D89FF
Lighter +10%#006FD9
Darker −10%#003B73
Darker −20%#002140
Darker −30%#00070D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0055A6
Less saturated −25%#155491

Channel breakdown

R0
G85
B166
Red0 (0%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue209.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 55 · B A6

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