Recognised as Colour

#5153FF

#5153FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5153FF is a blue with RGB values 81, 83, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5153FF#5153FF

HEX#5153FF

RGBrgb(81, 83, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3255, 1

RGB percentages31.8%, 32.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(239.3, 100%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 68.2%, 100%)

CMYK68.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,329,919

CSS custom property--colour: #5153FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#AEAC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0082A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Medium blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.4 Slate blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFFD51

Analogous#51AAFF, #A651FF

Triadic#FF5153, #53FF51

Split complementary#FFA651, #AAFF51

Tetradic#FF51AA, #FFFD51, #51FFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEAFF

Lighter +20%#B7B8FF

Lighter +10%#8485FF

Darker −10%#1E21FF

Darker −20%#0003EA

Darker −30%#0002B7

Darker −40%#000284

More saturated +25%#5153FF

Less saturated −25%#6768E9

Channel breakdown

R81

G83

B255

Red81 (31.8%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue239.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 53 · B FF

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