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Recognised as Colour

#53449F

  • #53449F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#53449F is a blue with RGB values 83, 68, 159 and HSL 250°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#53449F#53449F
HEX#53449F
RGBrgb(83, 68, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2667, 0.6235
RGB percentages32.5%, 26.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(249.9, 40.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 57.2%, 62.4%)
CMYK47.8%, 57.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,457,055
CSS custom property--colour: #53449F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#ACBB60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A55A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#08509Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3A586Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Midnight blue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#909F44
Analogous#44629F, #81449F
Triadic#9F5344, #449F53
Split complementary#9F8144, #629F44
Tetradic#9F4462, #909F44, #449F81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC8E7
Lighter +30%#ADA4D8
Lighter +20%#8C80C9
Lighter +10%#6C5CBA
Darker −10%#40357B
Darker −20%#2E2558
Darker −30%#1B1634
Darker −40%#080710
More saturated +25%#4028BB
Less saturated −25%#666083

Channel breakdown

R83
G68
B159
Red83 (32.5%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue249.89°
Saturation (HSL)40.09%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 44 · B 9F

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