Colour

#5498BB

#5498BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5498BB is a blue with RGB values 84, 152, 187 and HSL 200°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5498BB#5498BB

HEX#5498BB

RGBrgb(84, 152, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.5961, 0.7333

RGB percentages32.9%, 59.6%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(200.4, 43.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 55.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK55.1%, 18.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,544,123

CSS custom property--colour: #5498BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#AB6744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8796BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#798BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2 Sky blue · ΔE 20 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BB7754

Analogous#54BBAA, #5465BB

Triadic#BB5498, #98BB54

Split complementary#BB5465, #BBAA54

Tetradic#AA54BB, #BB7754, #65BB54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6F0F5

Lighter +30%#C1DAE7

Lighter +20%#9DC4D8

Lighter +10%#78AECA

Darker −10%#3F7D9D

Darker −20%#306079

Darker −30%#224354

Darker −40%#132630

More saturated +25%#36A2D9

Less saturated −25%#728E9D

Channel breakdown

R84

G152

B187

Red84 (32.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue200.39°

Saturation (HSL)43.1%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 98 · B BB

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Colour values

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