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Recognised as Colour

#5474B4

  • #5474B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5474B4 is a blue with RGB values 84, 116, 180 and HSL 220°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5474B4#5474B4
HEX#5474B4
RGBrgb(84, 116, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4549, 0.7059
RGB percentages32.9%, 45.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(220, 39%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 53.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK53.3%, 35.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,534,900
CSS custom property--colour: #5474B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#AB8B4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B79B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F71B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#22828Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49454
Analogous#54A4B4, #6454B4
Triadic#B45474, #74B454
Split complementary#B46454, #A4B454
Tetradic#B454A4, #B49454, #54B464

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E7F2
Lighter +30%#BECAE3
Lighter +20%#9BAED3
Lighter +10%#7791C4
Darker −10%#415D94
Darker −20%#314671
Darker −30%#22304D
Darker −40%#121A2A
More saturated +25%#356AD3
Less saturated −25%#737E95

Channel breakdown

R84
G116
B180
Red84 (32.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)39.02%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 74 · B B4

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