Colour

#5533FF

#5533FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5533FF is a blue with RGB values 85, 51, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5533FF#5533FF

HEX#5533FF

HEX (short)#53F

RGBrgb(85, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages33.3%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(250, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 80%, 100%)

CMYK66.7%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,583,871

CSS custom property--colour: #5533FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#AACC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Blue · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4 Dark blue · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDFF33

Analogous#3377FF, #BB33FF

Triadic#FF5533, #33FF55

Split complementary#FFBB33, #77FF33

Tetradic#FF3377, #DDFF33, #33FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5CCFF

Lighter +20%#AA99FF

Lighter +10%#8066FF

Darker −10%#2B00FF

Darker −20%#2200CC

Darker −30%#1A0099

Darker −40%#110066

More saturated +25%#5533FF

Less saturated −25%#664CE6

Channel breakdown

R85

G51

B255

Red85 (33.3%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 33 · B FF

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