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Recognised as Colour

#5499DB

  • #5499DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5499DB is a blue with RGB values 84, 153, 219 and HSL 209°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5499DB#5499DB
HEX#5499DB
RGBrgb(84, 153, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.6, 0.8588
RGB percentages32.9%, 60%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(209.3, 65.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 61.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK61.6%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,544,411
CSS custom property--colour: #5499DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#AB6624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9654
Analogous#54DBDA, #5455DB
Triadic#DB5499, #99DB54
Split complementary#DB5455, #DBDA54
Tetradic#DA54DB, #DB9654, #55DB54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#D2E4F6
Lighter +20%#A8CBED
Lighter +10%#7EB2E4
Darker −10%#2C80D0
Darker −20%#2366A6
Darker −30%#1A4C7C
Darker −40%#113252
More saturated +25%#3A9AF5
Less saturated −25%#6E98C1

Channel breakdown

R84
G153
B219
Red84 (32.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue209.33°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 99 · B DB

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