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Recognised as Colour

#5474B8

  • #5474B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5474B8 is a blue with RGB values 84, 116, 184 and HSL 221°, 41%, 53%. 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

#5474B8#5474B8
HEX#5474B8
RGBrgb(84, 116, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4549, 0.7216
RGB percentages32.9%, 45.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(220.8, 41.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 54.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK54.3%, 37%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,534,904
CSS custom property--colour: #5474B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#AB8B47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#597ABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D71B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#1D838Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B89854
Analogous#54A6B8, #6654B8
Triadic#B85474, #74B854
Split complementary#B86654, #A6B854
Tetradic#B854A6, #B89854, #54B866

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9F4
Lighter +30%#C0CCE5
Lighter +20%#9CAFD6
Lighter +10%#7891C7
Darker −10%#405C99
Darker −20%#314775
Darker −30%#223151
Darker −40%#131B2D
More saturated +25%#3669D6
Less saturated −25%#727F9A

Channel breakdown

R84
G116
B184
Red84 (32.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)41.32%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 74 · B B8

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