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Recognised as Colour

#0549EA

  • #0549EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0549EA is a blue with RGB values 5, 73, 234 and HSL 222°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0549EA#0549EA
HEX#0549EA
RGBrgb(5, 73, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2863, 0.9176
RGB percentages2%, 28.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(222.2, 95.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 97.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK97.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer346,602
CSS custom property--colour: #0549EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FAB615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Medium blue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA605
Analogous#05BCEA, #3305EA
Triadic#EA0549, #49EA05
Split complementary#EA3305, #BCEA05
Tetradic#EA05BC, #EAA605, #05EA33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDD0FE
Lighter +30%#8BADFD
Lighter +20%#5A8AFB
Lighter +10%#2866FA
Darker −10%#0439B8
Darker −20%#032A86
Darker −30%#021A54
Darker −40%#010B22
More saturated +25%#0047EF
Less saturated −25%#2355CC

Channel breakdown

R5
G73
B234
Red5 (2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue222.18°
Saturation (HSL)95.82%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 49 · B EA

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