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Recognised as Colour

#5477DE

  • #5477DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5477DE is a blue with RGB values 84, 119, 222 and HSL 225°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5477DE#5477DE
HEX#5477DE
RGBrgb(84, 119, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4667, 0.8706
RGB percentages32.9%, 46.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(224.8, 67.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 62.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK62.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,535,710
CSS custom property--colour: #5477DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#AB8821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4483E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C77DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBB54
Analogous#54BCDE, #7654DE
Triadic#DE5477, #77DE54
Split complementary#DE7654, #BCDE54
Tetradic#DE54BC, #DEBB54, #54DE76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4DDF7
Lighter +20%#AABBEF
Lighter +10%#7F99E6
Darker −10%#2955D6
Darker −20%#2144AB
Darker −30%#193380
Darker −40%#102256
More saturated +25%#3A6AF8
Less saturated −25%#6D84C5

Channel breakdown

R84
G119
B222
Red84 (32.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue224.78°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 77 · B DE

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