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Recognised as Colour

#5342D3

  • #5342D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5342D3 is a blue with RGB values 83, 66, 211 and HSL 247°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5342D3#5342D3
HEX#5342D3
RGBrgb(83, 66, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2588, 0.8275
RGB percentages32.5%, 25.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(247, 62.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 68.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK60.7%, 68.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,456,595
CSS custom property--colour: #5342D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10439WCAG 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 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#ACBD2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D342
Analogous#427AD3, #9B42D3
Triadic#D35342, #42D353
Split complementary#D39C42, #79D342
Tetradic#D3427A, #C2D342, #42D39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE7FA
Lighter +30%#C4BEF0
Lighter +20%#9E95E6
Lighter +10%#796BDD
Darker −10%#3B2BB7
Darker −20%#2E218E
Darker −30%#201765
Darker −40%#130E3B
More saturated +25%#3D25F0
Less saturated −25%#695FB6

Channel breakdown

R83
G66
B211
Red83 (32.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue247.03°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 42 · B D3

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