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Colour

#5342BC

  • #5342BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5342BC is a blue with RGB values 83, 66, 188 and HSL 248°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5342BC#5342BC
HEX#5342BC
RGBrgb(83, 66, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2588, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.5%, 25.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(248.4, 48%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 64.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK55.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,456,572
CSS custom property--colour: #5342BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#ACBD43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#206079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Indigo · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBC42
Analogous#426EBC, #9042BC
Triadic#BC5342, #42BC53
Split complementary#BC9042, #6EBC42
Tetradic#BC426E, #ABBC42, #42BC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD9F1
Lighter +30%#BAB3E4
Lighter +20%#978DD7
Lighter +10%#7567CA
Darker −10%#423596
Darker −20%#322771
Darker −30%#211A4B
Darker −40%#100D25
More saturated +25%#3C22DC
Less saturated −25%#6A629C

Channel breakdown

R83
G66
B188
Red83 (32.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue248.36°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 42 · B BC

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