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Colour

#5572B6

  • #5572B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5572B6 is a blue with RGB values 85, 114, 182 and HSL 222°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5572B6#5572B6
HEX#5572B6
RGBrgb(85, 114, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4471, 0.7137
RGB percentages33.3%, 44.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(222.1, 39.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 53.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK53.3%, 37.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,599,926
CSS custom property--colour: #5572B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#AA8D49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5778B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C70B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#24818Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69955
Analogous#55A3B6, #6955B6
Triadic#B65572, #72B655
Split complementary#B66955, #A3B655
Tetradic#B655A3, #B69955, #55B669

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E8F3
Lighter +30%#C0CBE4
Lighter +20%#9CADD5
Lighter +10%#7990C5
Darker −10%#415B97
Darker −20%#324573
Darker −30%#223050
Darker −40%#131A2C
More saturated +25%#3766D4
Less saturated −25%#737E98

Channel breakdown

R85
G114
B182
Red85 (33.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue222.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.92%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 72 · B B6

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