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Recognised as Colour

#5455EB

  • #5455EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5455EB is a blue with RGB values 84, 85, 235 and HSL 240°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5455EB#5455EB
HEX#5455EB
RGBrgb(84, 85, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.3333, 0.9216
RGB percentages32.9%, 33.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(239.6, 79.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 64.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK64.3%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,527,019
CSS custom property--colour: #5455EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#ABAA14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEA54
Analogous#54A0EB, #9F54EB
Triadic#EB5455, #55EB54
Split complementary#EB9F54, #A0EB54
Tetradic#EB54A0, #EBEA54, #54EB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDDDFB
Lighter +20%#AFB0F6
Lighter +10%#8282F0
Darker −10%#2628E6
Darker −20%#1718C2
Darker −30%#111295
Darker −40%#0C0D67
More saturated +25%#4041FF
Less saturated −25%#6C6DD3

Channel breakdown

R84
G85
B235
Red84 (32.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue239.6°
Saturation (HSL)79.06%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 55 · B EB

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