Colour

#5567A0

#5567A0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5567A0 is a blue with RGB values 85, 103, 160 and HSL 226°, 31%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5567A0#5567A0

HEX#5567A0

RGBrgb(85, 103, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4039, 0.6275

RGB percentages33.3%, 40.4%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(225.6, 30.6%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 46.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK46.9%, 35.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,597,088

CSS custom property--colour: #5567A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#AA985F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526DA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B669Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#39737Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A08E55

Analogous#558CA0, #6955A0

Triadic#A05567, #67A055

Split complementary#A06955, #8CA055

Tetradic#A0558C, #A08E55, #55A069

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7DCEA

Lighter +30%#B6BED8

Lighter +20%#95A1C6

Lighter +10%#7383B5

Darker −10%#43527F

Darker −20%#323C5D

Darker −30%#20273C

Darker −40%#0E111B

More saturated +25%#3657BF

Less saturated −25%#747781

Channel breakdown

R85

G103

B160

Red85 (33.3%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue225.6°

Saturation (HSL)30.61%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 67 · B A0

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