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Recognised as Colour

#548AE3

  • #548AE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#548AE3 is a blue with RGB values 84, 138, 227 and HSL 217°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#548AE3#548AE3
HEX#548AE3
RGBrgb(84, 138, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5412, 0.8902
RGB percentages32.9%, 54.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(217.3, 71.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 63%, 89%)
CMYK63%, 39.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,540,579
CSS custom property--colour: #548AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#AB751C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6392E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E84E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3AD54
Analogous#54D1E3, #6654E3
Triadic#E3548A, #8AE354
Split complementary#E36654, #D1E354
Tetradic#E354D1, #E3AD54, #54E366

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E4F9
Lighter +20%#ACC6F1
Lighter +10%#80A8EA
Darker −10%#286CDC
Darker −20%#1D56B4
Darker −30%#164188
Darker −40%#0F2C5C
More saturated +25%#3B84FC
Less saturated −25%#6D90CA

Channel breakdown

R84
G138
B227
Red84 (32.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue217.34°
Saturation (HSL)71.86%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 8A · B E3

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