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Recognised as Colour

#533DDC

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

#533DDC is a blue with RGB values 83, 61, 220 and HSL 248°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#533DDC#533DDC
HEX#533DDC
RGBrgb(83, 61, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2392, 0.8627
RGB percentages32.5%, 23.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(248.3, 69.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 72.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK62.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,455,324
CSS custom property--colour: #533DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#ACC223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DC3D
Analogous#3D77DC, #A23DDC
Triadic#DC533D, #3DDC53
Split complementary#DCA33D, #77DC3D
Tetradic#DC3D77, #C6DC3D, #3DDCA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEAFB
Lighter +30%#C6BFF3
Lighter +20%#A093EC
Lighter +10%#7968E4
Darker −10%#3923C3
Darker −20%#2D1B98
Darker −30%#20146C
Darker −40%#130C41
More saturated +25%#3E20F9
Less saturated −25%#685ABF

Channel breakdown

R83
G61
B220
Red83 (32.5%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue248.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 3D · B DC

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