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Recognised as Colour

#5549BA

  • #5549BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5549BA is a blue with RGB values 85, 73, 186 and HSL 246°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5549BA#5549BA
HEX#5549BA
RGBrgb(85, 73, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2863, 0.7294
RGB percentages33.3%, 28.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(246.4, 45%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 60.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK54.3%, 60.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,434
CSS custom property--colour: #5549BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#AAB645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#28647Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEBA49
Analogous#4976BA, #8D49BA
Triadic#BA5549, #49BA55
Split complementary#BA8D49, #76BA49
Tetradic#BA4976, #AEBA49, #49BA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDDF2
Lighter +30%#BDB8E4
Lighter +20%#9A93D6
Lighter +10%#786EC8
Darker −10%#433997
Darker −20%#332B72
Darker −30%#221D4D
Darker −40%#120F28
More saturated +25%#3C2AD9
Less saturated −25%#6E689B

Channel breakdown

R85
G73
B186
Red85 (33.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue246.37°
Saturation (HSL)45.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 49 · B BA

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