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Recognised as Colour

#5571AC

  • #5571AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5571AC is a blue with RGB values 85, 113, 172 and HSL 221°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5571AC#5571AC
HEX#5571AC
RGBrgb(85, 113, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4431, 0.6745
RGB percentages33.3%, 44.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(220.7, 34.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 50.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK50.6%, 34.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,599,660
CSS custom property--colour: #5571AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#AA8E53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A76AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#516EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2E7E86no 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 text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC9055
Analogous#559DAC, #6455AC
Triadic#AC5571, #71AC55
Split complementary#AC6455, #9DAC55
Tetradic#AC559D, #AC9055, #55AC64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE3EF
Lighter +30%#BCC7DE
Lighter +20%#9AAACD
Lighter +10%#778EBD
Darker −10%#445A8A
Darker −20%#334468
Darker −30%#222E46
Darker −40%#111724
More saturated +25%#3566CC
Less saturated −25%#757C8C

Channel breakdown

R85
G113
B172
Red85 (33.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue220.69°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 71 · B AC

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