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Colour

#4553AE

  • #4553AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4553AE is a blue with RGB values 69, 83, 174 and HSL 232°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4553AE#4553AE
HEX#4553AE
RGBrgb(69, 83, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.3255, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.1%, 32.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(232, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.3%, 52.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,543,406
CSS custom property--colour: #4553AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#BAAC51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F60B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA045
Analogous#4587AE, #6B45AE
Triadic#AE4553, #53AE45
Split complementary#AE6B45, #87AE45
Tetradic#AE4588, #AEA045, #45AE6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D6ED
Lighter +30%#ADB4DF
Lighter +20%#8992D0
Lighter +10%#6471C2
Darker −10%#374289
Darker −20%#283065
Darker −30%#1A1F40
Darker −40%#0B0D1C
More saturated +25%#273DCC
Less saturated −25%#636990

Channel breakdown

R69
G83
B174
Red69 (27.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G 53 · B AE

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