Colour

#5346CE

#5346CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5346CE is a blue with RGB values 83, 70, 206 and HSL 246°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5346CE

RGBrgb(83, 70, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2745, 0.8078

RGB percentages32.5%, 27.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(245.7, 58.1%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 66%, 80.8%)

CMYK59.7%, 66%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,457,614

CSS custom property--colour: #5346CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10676WCAG 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 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#ACB931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8 Slate blue · ΔE 14.9 Royal blue · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3 Dark blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1CE46

Analogous#467DCE, #9746CE

Triadic#CE5346, #46CE53

Split complementary#CE9746, #7DCE46

Tetradic#CE467D, #C1CE46, #46CE97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E7F9

Lighter +30%#C3BFEE

Lighter +20%#9E97E3

Lighter +10%#786ED9

Darker −10%#3C2FB2

Darker −20%#2E248A

Darker −30%#211A61

Darker −40%#130F39

More saturated +25%#3B29EB

Less saturated −25%#6B63B1

Channel breakdown

R83

G70

B206

Red83 (32.5%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue245.74°

Saturation (HSL)58.12%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 46 · B CE

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