Colour

#533EE3

#533EE3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#533EE3 is a blue with RGB values 83, 62, 227 and HSL 248°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#533EE3

RGBrgb(83, 62, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2431, 0.8902

RGB percentages32.5%, 24.3%, 89%

HSLhsl(247.6, 74.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 72.7%, 89%)

CMYK63.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,455,587

CSS custom property--colour: #533EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 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#4E4E4E

Inverted#ACC11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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

Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Medium blue · ΔE 22 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24 Dark blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEE33E

Analogous#3E7CE3, #A53EE3

Triadic#E3533E, #3EE353

Split complementary#E3A53E, #7CE33E

Tetradic#E33E7C, #CEE33E, #3EE3A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F0FD

Lighter +30%#CAC4F6

Lighter +20%#A297F0

Lighter +10%#7B6BE9

Darker −10%#351ED0

Darker −20%#2918A3

Darker −30%#1E1177

Darker −40%#130B4A

More saturated +25%#3E22FF

Less saturated −25%#685AC7

Channel breakdown

R83

G62

B227

Red83 (32.5%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue247.64°

Saturation (HSL)74.66%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 3E · B E3

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Colour values

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