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Recognised as Colour

#5577D3

  • #5577D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5577D3 is a blue with RGB values 85, 119, 211 and HSL 224°, 59%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5577D3#5577D3
HEX#5577D3
RGBrgb(85, 119, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.4667, 0.8275
RGB percentages33.3%, 46.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(223.8, 58.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 59.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 43.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,601,235
CSS custom property--colour: #5577D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#AA882C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D81D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B76D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B155
Analogous#55B6D3, #7255D3
Triadic#D35577, #77D355
Split complementary#D37255, #B6D355
Tetradic#D355B6, #D3B155, #55D372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FD
Lighter +30%#CFD8F2
Lighter +20%#A6B8E8
Lighter +10%#7E97DD
Darker −10%#3259C3
Darker −20%#28479A
Darker −30%#1D3472
Darker −40%#132249
More saturated +25%#3A6BEE
Less saturated −25%#7083B8

Channel breakdown

R85
G119
B211
Red85 (33.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue223.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 77 · B D3

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