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Colour

#5596FF

  • #5596FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5596FF is a blue with RGB values 85, 150, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5596FF#5596FF
HEX#5596FF
RGBrgb(85, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages33.3%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.1, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,609,215
CSS custom property--colour: #5596FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#AA6900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A90FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBE55
Analogous#55EBFF, #6955FF
Triadic#FF5596, #96FF55
Split complementary#FF6955, #EBFF55
Tetradic#FF55EB, #FFBE55, #55FF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF4FF
Lighter +20%#BBD5FF
Lighter +10%#88B6FF
Darker −10%#2277FF
Darker −20%#005BEE
Darker −30%#0048BB
Darker −40%#003488
More saturated +25%#5596FF
Less saturated −25%#6A9BEA

Channel breakdown

R85
G150
B255
Red85 (33.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 96 · B FF

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