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Recognised as Colour

#0053AC

  • #0053AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0053AC is a blue with RGB values 0, 83, 172 and HSL 211°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0053AC#0053AC
HEX#0053AC
RGBrgb(0, 83, 172)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3255, 0.6745
RGB percentages0%, 32.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(211, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK100%, 51.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,420
CSS custom property--colour: #0053AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FFAC53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#135DAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC5900
Analogous#00A9AC, #0300AC
Triadic#AC0053, #53AC00
Split complementary#AC0300, #A9AC00
Tetradic#AC00A9, #AC5900, #00AC03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#79BAFF
Lighter +30%#469FFF
Lighter +20%#1385FF
Lighter +10%#006CDF
Darker −10%#003A79
Darker −20%#002246
Darker −30%#000913
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0053AC
Less saturated −25%#165497

Channel breakdown

R0
G83
B172
Red0 (0%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue211.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 53 · B AC

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