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Recognised as Colour

#5542FF

  • #5542FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5542FF is a blue with RGB values 85, 66, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5542FF#5542FF
HEX#5542FF
RGBrgb(85, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages33.3%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(246, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,587,711
CSS custom property--colour: #5542FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#AABD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00799Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Blue · ΔE 27.2Dark orchid · ΔE 30.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFF42
Analogous#428EFF, #B342FF
Triadic#FF5542, #42FF55
Split complementary#FFB342, #8EFF42
Tetradic#FF428E, #ECFF42, #42FFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDBFF
Lighter +20%#B1A8FF
Lighter +10%#8375FF
Darker −10%#270FFF
Darker −20%#1600DB
Darker −30%#1100A8
Darker −40%#0C0075
More saturated +25%#5542FF
Less saturated −25%#685AE7

Channel breakdown

R85
G66
B255
Red85 (33.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 42 · B FF

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