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Recognised as Colour

#55A0ED

  • #55A0ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#55A0ED is a blue with RGB values 85, 160, 237 and HSL 210°, 81%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#55A0ED#55A0ED
HEX#55A0ED
RGBrgb(85, 160, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6275, 0.9294
RGB percentages33.3%, 62.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(210.4, 80.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 64.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK64.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,611,757
CSS custom property--colour: #55A0ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#AA5F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A95EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDA255
Analogous#55ECED, #5655ED
Triadic#ED55A0, #A0ED55
Split complementary#ED5655, #ECED55
Tetradic#ED55EC, #EDA255, #55ED56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEDFC
Lighter +20%#B1D4F7
Lighter +10%#83BAF2
Darker −10%#2786E8
Darker −20%#156DC7
Darker −30%#105499
Darker −40%#0B3A6B
More saturated +25%#43A0FF
Less saturated −25%#6CA0D6

Channel breakdown

R85
G160
B237
Red85 (33.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue210.39°
Saturation (HSL)80.85%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G A0 · B ED

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