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Recognised as Colour

#5473BF

  • #5473BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5473BF is a blue with RGB values 84, 115, 191 and HSL 223°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5473BF#5473BF
HEX#5473BF
RGBrgb(84, 115, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.451, 0.749
RGB percentages32.9%, 45.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(222.6, 45.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 56%, 74.9%)
CMYK56%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,534,655
CSS custom property--colour: #5473BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#AB8C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4671BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#108490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA054
Analogous#54A9BF, #6A54BF
Triadic#BF5473, #73BF54
Split complementary#BF6A54, #A9BF54
Tetradic#BF54A9, #BFA054, #54BF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EDF7
Lighter +30%#C3CEE9
Lighter +20%#9EB0DB
Lighter +10%#7991CD
Darker −10%#3D5BA3
Darker −20%#2F467E
Darker −30%#213159
Darker −40%#131D34
More saturated +25%#3767DC
Less saturated −25%#717FA2

Channel breakdown

R84
G115
B191
Red84 (32.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue222.62°
Saturation (HSL)45.53%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 73 · B BF

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