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Recognised as Colour

#5480CC

  • #5480CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5480CC is a blue with RGB values 84, 128, 204 and HSL 218°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5480CC#5480CC
HEX#5480CC
RGBrgb(84, 128, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.502, 0.8
RGB percentages32.9%, 50.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(218, 54.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 58.8%, 80%)
CMYK58.8%, 37.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,537,996
CSS custom property--colour: #5480CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#AB7F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6086CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#507BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00919Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA054
Analogous#54BCCC, #6454CC
Triadic#CC5480, #80CC54
Split complementary#CC6454, #BCCC54
Tetradic#CC54BC, #CCA054, #54CC64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5FB
Lighter +30%#CAD8EF
Lighter +20%#A3BAE3
Lighter +10%#7B9DD8
Darker −10%#3665B7
Darker −20%#2B508F
Darker −30%#1F3A68
Darker −40%#132441
More saturated +25%#3879E8
Less saturated −25%#7087B0

Channel breakdown

R84
G128
B204
Red84 (32.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue218°
Saturation (HSL)54.05%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 80 · B CC

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