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Recognised as Colour

#548BEB

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

#548BEB is a blue with RGB values 84, 139, 235 and HSL 218°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#548BEB#548BEB
HEX#548BEB
RGBrgb(84, 139, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5451, 0.9216
RGB percentages32.9%, 54.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(218.1, 79.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 64.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK64.3%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,540,843
CSS custom property--colour: #548BEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AB7414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F94EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4886E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB454
Analogous#54D6EB, #6954EB
Triadic#EB548B, #8BEB54
Split complementary#EB6954, #D7EB54
Tetradic#EB54D6, #EBB454, #54EB69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE8FB
Lighter +20%#AFC9F6
Lighter +10%#82AAF0
Darker −10%#266CE6
Darker −20%#1755C2
Darker −30%#114195
Darker −40%#0C2D67
More saturated +25%#4086FF
Less saturated −25%#6C91D3

Channel breakdown

R84
G139
B235
Red84 (32.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue218.15°
Saturation (HSL)79.06%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 8B · B EB

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