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Colour

#5477BC

  • #5477BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5477BC is a blue with RGB values 84, 119, 188 and HSL 220°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5477BC#5477BC
HEX#5477BC
RGBrgb(84, 119, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4667, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.9%, 46.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(219.8, 43.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 55.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK55.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,535,676
CSS custom property--colour: #5477BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 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#757575
Inverted#AB8843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B7DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E73BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#158690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9954
Analogous#54ABBC, #6554BC
Triadic#BC5477, #77BC54
Split complementary#BC6554, #ABBC54
Tetradic#BC54AB, #BC9954, #54BC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7ECF5
Lighter +30%#C2CEE7
Lighter +20%#9DB1D9
Lighter +10%#7994CA
Darker −10%#3E5F9F
Darker −20%#30497A
Darker −30%#213356
Darker −40%#131D31
More saturated +25%#366DDA
Less saturated −25%#72819E

Channel breakdown

R84
G119
B188
Red84 (32.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue219.81°
Saturation (HSL)43.7%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 77 · B BC

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