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Colour

#55A6F6

  • #55A6F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#55A6F6 is a blue with RGB values 85, 166, 246 and HSL 210°, 90%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#55A6F6#55A6F6
HEX#55A6F6
RGBrgb(85, 166, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.651, 0.9647
RGB percentages33.3%, 65.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(209.8, 89.9%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 65.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK65.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,613,302
CSS custom property--colour: #55A6F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#AA5909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AAF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9BF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6A555
Analogous#55F6F5, #5556F6
Triadic#F655A6, #A6F655
Split complementary#F65556, #F6F555
Tetradic#F655F6, #F6A555, #56F655

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F2FE
Lighter +20%#B6D9FB
Lighter +10%#85BFF9
Darker −10%#258DF3
Darker −20%#0C73D9
Darker −30%#0959A9
Darker −40%#064079
More saturated +25%#4CA6FF
Less saturated −25%#6BA6E0

Channel breakdown

R85
G166
B246
Red85 (33.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue209.81°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G A6 · B F6

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