Colour

#5472AD

#5472AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5472AD is a blue with RGB values 84, 114, 173 and HSL 220°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5472AD

RGBrgb(84, 114, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4471, 0.6784

RGB percentages32.9%, 44.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(219.8, 35.2%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 51.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK51.4%, 34.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,534,381

CSS custom property--colour: #5472AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#AB8D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B77AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#516FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2B7F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD8F54

Analogous#549FAD, #6354AD

Triadic#AD5472, #72AD54

Split complementary#AD6354, #9EAD54

Tetradic#AD549E, #AD8F54, #54AD62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE4EF

Lighter +30%#BBC7DF

Lighter +20%#99ABCE

Lighter +10%#768EBE

Darker −10%#435B8B

Darker −20%#324569

Darker −30%#222E46

Darker −40%#111724

More saturated +25%#3468CD

Less saturated −25%#747C8D

Channel breakdown

R84

G114

B173

Red84 (32.9%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue219.78°

Saturation (HSL)35.18%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 72 · B AD

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