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Recognised as Colour

#54A1EB

  • #54A1EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#54A1EB is a blue with RGB values 84, 161, 235 and HSL 209°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#54A1EB#54A1EB
HEX#54A1EB
RGBrgb(84, 161, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.6314, 0.9216
RGB percentages32.9%, 63.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(209.4, 79.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 64.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK64.3%, 31.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,546,475
CSS custom property--colour: #54A1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#AB5E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB9E54
Analogous#54EBE9, #5456EB
Triadic#EB54A1, #A1EB54
Split complementary#EB5456, #EBE954
Tetradic#E954EB, #EB9E54, #56EB54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDECFB
Lighter +20%#AFD3F6
Lighter +10%#82BAF0
Darker −10%#2688E6
Darker −20%#176EC2
Darker −30%#115495
Darker −40%#0C3A67
More saturated +25%#40A1FF
Less saturated −25%#6CA1D3

Channel breakdown

R84
G161
B235
Red84 (32.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue209.4°
Saturation (HSL)79.06%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G A1 · B EB

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