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Recognised as Colour

#5497DE

  • #5497DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5497DE is a blue with RGB values 84, 151, 222 and HSL 211°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5497DE#5497DE
HEX#5497DE
RGBrgb(84, 151, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5922, 0.8706
RGB percentages32.9%, 59.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(210.9, 67.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 62.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK62.2%, 32%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,543,902
CSS custom property--colour: #5497DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#AB6821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#668DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 14Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Sky blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9B54
Analogous#54DCDE, #5654DE
Triadic#DE5497, #97DE54
Split complementary#DE5654, #DCDE54
Tetradic#DE54DC, #DE9B54, #54DE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4E5F7
Lighter +20%#AACBEF
Lighter +10%#7FB1E6
Darker −10%#297DD6
Darker −20%#2164AB
Darker −30%#194B80
Darker −40%#103256
More saturated +25%#3A96F8
Less saturated −25%#6D98C5

Channel breakdown

R84
G151
B222
Red84 (32.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue210.87°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 97 · B DE

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