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Recognised as Colour

#5477C8

  • #5477C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5477C8 is a blue with RGB values 84, 119, 200 and HSL 222°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5477C8#5477C8
HEX#5477C8
RGBrgb(84, 119, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4667, 0.7843
RGB percentages32.9%, 46.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(221.9, 51.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 58%, 78.4%)
CMYK58%, 40.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,535,688
CSS custom property--colour: #5477C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#AB8837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4575C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A554
Analogous#54B1C8, #6B54C8
Triadic#C85477, #77C854
Split complementary#C86B54, #B1C854
Tetradic#C854B1, #C8A554, #54C86B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF2FA
Lighter +30%#C8D3ED
Lighter +20%#A1B4E1
Lighter +10%#7B96D4
Darker −10%#395DB0
Darker −20%#2C488A
Darker −30%#203463
Darker −40%#13203D
More saturated +25%#386CE4
Less saturated −25%#7082AC

Channel breakdown

R84
G119
B200
Red84 (32.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue221.9°
Saturation (HSL)51.33%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 77 · B C8

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