Colour

#5544FF

#5544FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5544FF is a blue with RGB values 85, 68, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5544FF#5544FF

HEX#5544FF

HEX (short)#54F

RGBrgb(85, 68, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2667, 1

RGB percentages33.3%, 26.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(245.5, 100%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 73.3%, 100%)

CMYK66.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,588,223

CSS custom property--colour: #5544FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#AABB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.7 Medium blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.3 Blue · ΔE 28.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 30 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEFF44

Analogous#4490FF, #B344FF

Triadic#FF5544, #44FF55

Split complementary#FFB244, #91FF44

Tetradic#FF4490, #EEFF44, #44FFB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0DDFF

Lighter +20%#B2AAFF

Lighter +10%#8377FF

Darker −10%#2711FF

Darker −20%#1400DD

Darker −30%#0F00AA

Darker −40%#0B0077

More saturated +25%#5544FF

Less saturated −25%#685BE8

Channel breakdown

R85

G68

B255

Red85 (33.3%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue245.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 44 · B FF

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