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Recognised as Colour

#533CDC

  • #533CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#533CDC is a blue with RGB values 83, 60, 220 and HSL 249°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#533CDC#533CDC
HEX#533CDC
RGBrgb(83, 60, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2353, 0.8627
RGB percentages32.5%, 23.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(248.6, 69.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 72.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK62.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,455,068
CSS custom property--colour: #533CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#ACC323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6Medium blue · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5DC3C
Analogous#3C75DC, #A33CDC
Triadic#DC533C, #3CDC53
Split complementary#DCA33C, #75DC3C
Tetradic#DC3C75, #C5DC3C, #3CDCA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE9FB
Lighter +30%#C5BEF3
Lighter +20%#9F92EC
Lighter +10%#7967E4
Darker −10%#3A23C2
Darker −20%#2D1B97
Darker −30%#20136C
Darker −40%#130C40
More saturated +25%#3F1FF9
Less saturated −25%#6759BF

Channel breakdown

R83
G60
B220
Red83 (32.5%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue248.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 3C · B DC

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