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Recognised as Colour

#5481AD

  • #5481AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5481AD is a blue with RGB values 84, 129, 173 and HSL 210°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5481AD#5481AD
HEX#5481AD
RGBrgb(84, 129, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5059, 0.6784
RGB percentages32.9%, 50.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(209.7, 35.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 51.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK51.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,538,221
CSS custom property--colour: #5481AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#AB7E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F82AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6479ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#268B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Cadetblue · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8054
Analogous#54ADAD, #5454AD
Triadic#AD5481, #81AD54
Split complementary#AD5454, #ADAD54
Tetradic#AD54AD, #AD8054, #54AD54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE7EF
Lighter +30%#BBCDDF
Lighter +20%#99B4CE
Lighter +10%#769ABE
Darker −10%#43678B
Darker −20%#324E69
Darker −30%#223446
Darker −40%#111B24
More saturated +25%#3481CD
Less saturated −25%#74818D

Channel breakdown

R84
G129
B173
Red84 (32.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue209.66°
Saturation (HSL)35.18%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 81 · B AD

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