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Colour

#5585DC

  • #5585DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5585DC is a blue with RGB values 85, 133, 220 and HSL 219°, 66%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5585DC#5585DC
HEX#5585DC
RGBrgb(85, 133, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5216, 0.8627
RGB percentages33.3%, 52.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(218.7, 65.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 61.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 39.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,604,828
CSS custom property--colour: #5585DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#AA7A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F8DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C80DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0099A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCAC55
Analogous#55C9DC, #6855DC
Triadic#DC5585, #85DC55
Split complementary#DC6855, #C9DC55
Tetradic#DC55C9, #DCAC55, #55DC68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D4E0F6
Lighter +20%#AAC2ED
Lighter +10%#7FA3E5
Darker −10%#2B67D3
Darker −20%#2352A8
Darker −30%#1A3E7E
Darker −40%#112954
More saturated +25%#3B7EF6
Less saturated −25%#6F8CC2

Channel breakdown

R85
G133
B220
Red85 (33.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue218.67°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 85 · B DC

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