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Recognised as Colour

#5582D6

  • #5582D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5582D6 is a blue with RGB values 85, 130, 214 and HSL 219°, 61%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5582D6#5582D6
HEX#5582D6
RGBrgb(85, 130, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5098, 0.8392
RGB percentages33.3%, 51%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(219.1, 61.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 60.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK60.3%, 39.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,604,054
CSS custom property--colour: #5582D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#AA7D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8AD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7ED4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A955
Analogous#55C3D6, #6855D6
Triadic#D65582, #82D655
Split complementary#D66855, #C3D655
Tetradic#D655C3, #D6A955, #55D668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFE
Lighter +30%#D0DDF4
Lighter +20%#A7BEEA
Lighter +10%#7EA0E0
Darker −10%#3065C8
Darker −20%#26509F
Darker −30%#1C3C76
Darker −40%#12274D
More saturated +25%#3B7AF0
Less saturated −25%#6F8ABC

Channel breakdown

R85
G130
B214
Red85 (33.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue219.07°
Saturation (HSL)61.14%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 82 · B D6

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