Colour

#5562A1

#5562A1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5562A1 is a blue with RGB values 85, 98, 161 and HSL 230°, 31%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5562A1

RGBrgb(85, 98, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3843, 0.6314

RGB percentages33.3%, 38.4%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(229.7, 30.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 47.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK47.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,595,809

CSS custom property--colour: #5562A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#AA9D5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A69A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4463A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#396F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Medium purple · ΔE 30.5 Slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A19455

Analogous#5588A1, #6E55A1

Triadic#A15562, #62A155

Split complementary#A16E55, #88A155

Tetradic#A15588, #A19455, #55A16E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8DBEA

Lighter +30%#B6BCD9

Lighter +20%#959EC7

Lighter +10%#747FB5

Darker −10%#434E80

Darker −20%#32395E

Darker −30%#20253D

Darker −40%#0F111B

More saturated +25%#364EC0

Less saturated −25%#747682

Channel breakdown

R85

G98

B161

Red85 (33.3%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue229.74°

Saturation (HSL)30.89%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 62 · B A1

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Colour values

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