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Recognised as Colour

#5572BD

  • #5572BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5572BD is a blue with RGB values 85, 114, 189 and HSL 223°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5572BD#5572BD
HEX#5572BD
RGBrgb(85, 114, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4471, 0.7412
RGB percentages33.3%, 44.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(223.3, 44.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 55%, 74.1%)
CMYK55%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,599,933
CSS custom property--colour: #5572BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#AA8D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4770BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1A828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA055
Analogous#55A6BD, #6C55BD
Triadic#BD5572, #72BD55
Split complementary#BD6C55, #A6BD55
Tetradic#BD55A6, #BDA055, #55BD6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8ECF6
Lighter +30%#C3CDE8
Lighter +20%#9EAFDA
Lighter +10%#7A90CB
Darker −10%#3E5AA1
Darker −20%#30457C
Darker −30%#223157
Darker −40%#141C32
More saturated +25%#3765DB
Less saturated −25%#727FA0

Channel breakdown

R85
G114
B189
Red85 (33.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue223.27°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 72 · B BD

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