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Recognised as Colour

#55A2ED

  • #55A2ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#55A2ED is a blue with RGB values 85, 162, 237 and HSL 210°, 81%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#55A2ED#55A2ED
HEX#55A2ED
RGBrgb(85, 162, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6353, 0.9294
RGB percentages33.3%, 63.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(209.6, 80.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 64.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK64.1%, 31.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,612,269
CSS custom property--colour: #55A2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#AA5D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C97ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDA055
Analogous#55EDEC, #5556ED
Triadic#ED55A2, #A2ED55
Split complementary#ED5556, #EDEC55
Tetradic#EC55ED, #EDA055, #56ED55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEEFC
Lighter +20%#B1D4F7
Lighter +10%#83BBF2
Darker −10%#2789E8
Darker −20%#156FC7
Darker −30%#105599
Darker −40%#0B3C6B
More saturated +25%#43A2FF
Less saturated −25%#6CA2D6

Channel breakdown

R85
G162
B237
Red85 (33.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue209.61°
Saturation (HSL)80.85%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G A2 · B ED

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