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Recognised as Colour

#533EDB

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

#533EDB is a blue with RGB values 83, 62, 219 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

#533EDB#533EDB
HEX#533EDB
RGBrgb(83, 62, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2431, 0.8588
RGB percentages32.5%, 24.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(248, 68.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 71.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK62.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,455,579
CSS custom property--colour: #533EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#ACC124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Medium blue · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DB3E
Analogous#3E77DB, #A23EDB
Triadic#DB533E, #3EDB53
Split complementary#DBA23E, #77DB3E
Tetradic#DB3E77, #C6DB3E, #3EDBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEAFB
Lighter +30%#C6BFF3
Lighter +20%#A094EB
Lighter +10%#7969E3
Darker −10%#3924C2
Darker −20%#2D1C97
Darker −30%#20146C
Darker −40%#130C41
More saturated +25%#3E21F8
Less saturated −25%#685BBE

Channel breakdown

R83
G62
B219
Red83 (32.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue248.03°
Saturation (HSL)68.56%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 3E · B DB

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