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Recognised as Colour

#5253A9

  • #5253A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5253A9 is a blue with RGB values 82, 83, 169 and HSL 239°, 35%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5253A9#5253A9
HEX#5253A9
RGBrgb(82, 83, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.3255, 0.6627
RGB percentages32.2%, 32.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(239.3, 34.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 51.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK51.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,395,369
CSS custom property--colour: #5253A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#ADAC56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2960ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2159A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2F6676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A852
Analogous#527FA9, #7C52A9
Triadic#A95253, #53A952
Split complementary#A97C52, #7FA952
Tetradic#A9527F, #A9A852, #52A97C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADAED
Lighter +30%#B8B8DC
Lighter +20%#9596CC
Lighter +10%#7374BB
Darker −10%#414287
Darker −20%#313164
Darker −30%#202042
Darker −40%#0F1020
More saturated +25%#3334C8
Less saturated −25%#71728A

Channel breakdown

R82
G83
B169
Red82 (32.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue239.31°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G 53 · B A9

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