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Recognised as Colour

#5590AE

  • #5590AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5590AE is a blue with RGB values 85, 144, 174 and HSL 200°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5590AE#5590AE
HEX#5590AE
RGBrgb(85, 144, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5647, 0.6824
RGB percentages33.3%, 56.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(200.2, 35.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 51.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK51.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,607,598
CSS custom property--colour: #5590AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#AA6F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7585AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#23989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7355
Analogous#55AEA0, #5563AE
Triadic#AE5590, #90AE55
Split complementary#AE5564, #AE9F55
Tetradic#9F55AE, #AE7355, #64AE55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEAF0
Lighter +30%#BDD4DF
Lighter +20%#9ABDCF
Lighter +10%#78A7BE
Darker −10%#43748D
Darker −20%#33586A
Darker −30%#223B48
Darker −40%#121F25
More saturated +25%#369ACD
Less saturated −25%#74868F

Channel breakdown

R85
G144
B174
Red85 (33.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue200.22°
Saturation (HSL)35.46%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 90 · B AE

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