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Recognised as Colour

#5497FC

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

#5497FC is a blue with RGB values 84, 151, 252 and HSL 216°, 97%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5497FC#5497FC
HEX#5497FC
RGBrgb(84, 151, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5922, 0.9882
RGB percentages32.9%, 59.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(216.1, 96.6%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 66.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK66.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,543,932
CSS custom property--colour: #5497FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AB6803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E90FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCB954
Analogous#54EBFC, #6554FC
Triadic#FC5497, #97FC54
Split complementary#FC6554, #EBFC54
Tetradic#FC54EB, #FCB954, #54FC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF2FF
Lighter +20%#B8D4FE
Lighter +10%#86B5FD
Darker −10%#2279FB
Darker −20%#045EE6
Darker −30%#034AB4
Darker −40%#023582
More saturated +25%#5196FF
Less saturated −25%#6A9BE6

Channel breakdown

R84
G151
B252
Red84 (32.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue216.07°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 97 · B FC

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