Blue Öyster Cult — #5577EE

#5577EE, primarily known as Blue Öyster Cult, is composed of 33% red, 47% green, and 93% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 64% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow, 7% black. In HSL the hue angle is 227°, saturation 82%, and lightness 63%. The closest web-safe color is #3366CC.

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#5577EE
RGB	rgb(85, 119, 238)
HSL	hsl(226.7, 81.8%, 63.3%)
HSV	hsv(226.7, 64.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 50%, 0%, 6.7%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.1828 268.49)
HWB	hwb(226.7 33.3% 6.7%)
LAB	lab(52.3% 16.95 -64.98)
LCH	lch(52.3% 67.2 284.6)
OKLAB	oklab(60.64% -0.0048 -0.1827)
XYZ	X 25.77 Y 21.3 Z 83.62
Web Safe	#3366CC
RGB Percent	33.3%, 46.7%, 93.3%
Decimal	5601262

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#5577EE
RGB	rgb(85, 119, 238)
HSL	hsl(226.7, 81.8%, 63.3%)
HSV	hsv(226.7, 64.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 50%, 0%, 6.7%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.1828 268.49)
HWB	hwb(226.7 33.3% 6.7%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(52.3% 16.95 -64.98)
LCH	lch(52.3% 67.2 284.6)
OKLAB	oklab(60.64% -0.0048 -0.1827)
XYZ	X 25.77 Y 21.3 Z 83.62
Web Safe	#3366CC
RGB Percent	33.3%, 46.7%, 93.3%
Decimal	5601262

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Protanopia

92% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

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6% of men, 0.4% of women

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74% similar

0.001% of population

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0.003% of population

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