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Recognised as Colour

#5595FF

  • #5595FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5595FF is a blue with RGB values 85, 149, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5595FF#5595FF
HEX#5595FF
RGBrgb(85, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages33.3%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.4, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,608,959
CSS custom property--colour: #5595FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#AA6A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#488FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBF55
Analogous#55EAFF, #6A55FF
Triadic#FF5595, #95FF55
Split complementary#FF6A55, #EAFF55
Tetradic#FF55EA, #FFBF55, #55FF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF4FF
Lighter +20%#BBD5FF
Lighter +10%#88B5FF
Darker −10%#2275FF
Darker −20%#005AEE
Darker −30%#0046BB
Darker −40%#003388
More saturated +25%#5595FF
Less saturated −25%#6A9AEA

Channel breakdown

R85
G149
B255
Red85 (33.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 95 · B FF

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