Recognised as Colour

#5563BC

#5563BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5563BC is a blue with RGB values 85, 99, 188 and HSL 232°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5563BC#5563BC

HEX#5563BC

RGBrgb(85, 99, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3882, 0.7373

RGB percentages33.3%, 38.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(231.8, 43.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 54.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK54.8%, 47.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,596,092

CSS custom property--colour: #5563BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#AA9C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A6FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D66BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#207786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCAE55

Analogous#5596BC, #7B55BC

Triadic#BC5563, #63BC55

Split complementary#BC7A55, #96BC55

Tetradic#BC5596, #BCAE55, #55BC7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E9F6

Lighter +30%#C3C8E7

Lighter +20%#9EA6D9

Lighter +10%#7A85CA

Darker −10%#3F4C9F

Darker −20%#303A7B

Darker −30%#222956

Darker −40%#141831

More saturated +25%#374DDA

Less saturated −25%#73799E

Channel breakdown

R85

G99

B188

Red85 (33.3%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue231.84°

Saturation (HSL)43.46%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 63 · B BC

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