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Recognised as Colour

#53497F

  • #53497F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#53497F is a blue with RGB values 83, 73, 127 and HSL 251°, 27%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#53497F#53497F
HEX#53497F
RGBrgb(83, 73, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.2863, 0.498
RGB percentages32.5%, 28.6%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(251.1, 27%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 42.5%, 49.8%)
CMYK34.6%, 42.5%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,458,303
CSS custom property--colour: #53497F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#ACB680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385281no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#394F7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#48535Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Midnight blue · ΔE 30.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 31Slate grey · ΔE 32.9Light slate grey · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#757F49
Analogous#495A7F, #6E497F
Triadic#7F5349, #497F53
Split complementary#7F6E49, #5A7F49
Tetradic#7F495A, #757F49, #497F6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1BCD8
Lighter +30%#A39BC6
Lighter +20%#857BB3
Lighter +10%#685C9F
Darker −10%#3E365F
Darker −20%#29243E
Darker −30%#14111E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#433098
Less saturated −25%#636266

Channel breakdown

R83
G73
B127
Red83 (32.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)27%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 49 · B 7F

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