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Recognised as Colour

#5567A8

  • #5567A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5567A8 is a blue with RGB values 85, 103, 168 and HSL 227°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5567A8#5567A8
HEX#5567A8
RGBrgb(85, 103, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4039, 0.6588
RGB percentages33.3%, 40.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(227, 32.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 49.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK49.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,597,096
CSS custom property--colour: #5567A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#AA9857

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6EABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4667A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#33757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 30Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89655
Analogous#5591A8, #6D55A8
Triadic#A85567, #67A855
Split complementary#A86D55, #91A855
Tetradic#A85591, #A89655, #55A86D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE0ED
Lighter +30%#BAC1DC
Lighter +20%#98A3CB
Lighter +10%#7685BA
Darker −10%#445286
Darker −20%#333D64
Darker −30%#222942
Darker −40%#101421
More saturated +25%#3555C8
Less saturated −25%#757988

Channel breakdown

R85
G103
B168
Red85 (33.3%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue226.99°
Saturation (HSL)32.81%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 67 · B A8

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