Colour

#5477EA

#5477EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#5477EA is a blue with RGB values 84, 119, 234 and HSL 226°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5477EA#5477EA

HEX#5477EA

RGBrgb(84, 119, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.4667, 0.9176

RGB percentages32.9%, 46.7%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(226, 78.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226, 64.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK64.1%, 49.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,535,722

CSS custom property--colour: #5477EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#AB8815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3886EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C78E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0092A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1 Slate blue · ΔE 15.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAC754

Analogous#54C2EA, #7C54EA

Triadic#EA5477, #77EA54

Split complementary#EA7C54, #C2EA54

Tetradic#EA54C2, #EAC754, #54EA7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCE3FB

Lighter +20%#AFBFF5

Lighter +10%#819BF0

Darker −10%#2753E4

Darker −20%#183FC0

Darker −30%#123093

Darker −40%#0C2166

More saturated +25%#3F6CFF

Less saturated −25%#6C84D2

Channel breakdown

R84

G119

B234

Red84 (32.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue226°

Saturation (HSL)78.12%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 77 · B EA

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Colour values

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