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Recognised as Colour

#5530DE

  • #5530DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5530DE is a blue with RGB values 85, 48, 222 and HSL 253°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5530DE#5530DE
HEX#5530DE
RGBrgb(85, 48, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1882, 0.8706
RGB percentages33.3%, 18.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(252.8, 72.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 78.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK61.7%, 78.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,583,070
CSS custom property--colour: #5530DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#AACF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.1Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9DE30
Analogous#3062DE, #AC30DE
Triadic#DE5530, #30DE55
Split complementary#DEAC30, #62DE30
Tetradic#DE3062, #B9DE30, #30DEAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E0FA
Lighter +30%#C1B4F3
Lighter +20%#9D88EC
Lighter +10%#795CE5
Darker −10%#401EBD
Darker −20%#311791
Darker −30%#221065
Darker −40%#130939
More saturated +25%#4412FC
Less saturated −25%#664EC0

Channel breakdown

R85
G48
B222
Red85 (33.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue252.76°
Saturation (HSL)72.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 30 · B DE

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