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Recognised as Colour

#548BE3

  • #548BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#548BE3 is a blue with RGB values 84, 139, 227 and HSL 217°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#548BE3#548BE3
HEX#548BE3
RGBrgb(84, 139, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5451, 0.8902
RGB percentages32.9%, 54.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(216.9, 71.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 63%, 89%)
CMYK63%, 38.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,540,835
CSS custom property--colour: #548BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AB741C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6492E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5085E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.09, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3AC54
Analogous#54D3E3, #6454E3
Triadic#E3548B, #8BE354
Split complementary#E36454, #D3E354
Tetradic#E354D3, #E3AC54, #54E364

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E4F9
Lighter +20%#ACC6F1
Lighter +10%#80A9EA
Darker −10%#286DDC
Darker −20%#1D57B4
Darker −30%#164288
Darker −40%#0F2D5C
More saturated +25%#3B85FC
Less saturated −25%#6D91CA

Channel breakdown

R84
G139
B227
Red84 (32.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)71.86%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 8B · B E3

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