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Recognised as Colour

#4953DD

  • #4953DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4953DD is a blue with RGB values 73, 83, 221 and HSL 236°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4953DD#4953DD
HEX#4953DD
RGBrgb(73, 83, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3255, 0.8667
RGB percentages28.6%, 32.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(235.9, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK67%, 62.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,805,597
CSS custom property--colour: #4953DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B6AC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD349
Analogous#499DDD, #8949DD
Triadic#DD4953, #53DD49
Split complementary#DD8949, #9DDD49
Tetradic#DD499D, #DDD349, #49DD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5FD
Lighter +30%#CACDF5
Lighter +20%#9FA4ED
Lighter +10%#747CE5
Darker −10%#2632CD
Darker −20%#1E27A2
Darker −30%#161D77
Darker −40%#0E124C
More saturated +25%#2E3CF8
Less saturated −25%#646AC2

Channel breakdown

R73
G83
B221
Red73 (28.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue235.95°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 53 · B DD

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