Recognised as Colour

#546EE5

#546EE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#546EE5 is a blue with RGB values 84, 110, 229 and HSL 229°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#546EE5#546EE5

HEX#546EE5

RGBrgb(84, 110, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4314, 0.898

RGB percentages32.9%, 43.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(229.2, 73.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 63.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK63.3%, 52%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,533,413

CSS custom property--colour: #546EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#AB911A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#237FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.3 Slate blue · ΔE 11.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14 Medium purple · ΔE 17 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.28, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5CB54

Analogous#54B6E5, #8354E5

Triadic#E5546E, #6EE554

Split complementary#E58354, #B7E554

Tetradic#E554B6, #E5CB54, #54E583

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9DFF9

Lighter +20%#ADB9F2

Lighter +10%#8094EC

Darker −10%#2848DE

Darker −20%#1C38B7

Darker −30%#152A8B

Darker −40%#0E1D5F

More saturated +25%#3B5EFE

Less saturated −25%#6D7ECC

Channel breakdown

R84

G110

B229

Red84 (32.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue229.24°

Saturation (HSL)73.6%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 6E · B E5

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