Colour

#53506C

#53506C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#53506C is a blue with RGB values 83, 80, 108 and HSL 246°, 15%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#53506C

RGBrgb(83, 80, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3137, 0.4235

RGB percentages32.5%, 31.4%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(246.4, 14.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 25.9%, 42.4%)

CMYK23.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,460,076

CSS custom property--colour: #53506C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#ACAF93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49546Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#49526Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#4E555Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Gray · ΔE 25.3 Steel blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#696C50

Analogous#505B6C, #61506C

Triadic#6C5350, #506C53

Split complementary#6C6150, #5B6C50

Tetradic#6C505B, #696C50, #506C61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDBBCD

Lighter +30%#A19EB7

Lighter +20%#8481A1

Lighter +10%#6A6689

Darker −10%#3C3A4F

Darker −20%#262531

Darker −30%#0F0F14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#413984

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R83

G80

B108

Red83 (32.5%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue246.43°

Saturation (HSL)14.89%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 50 · B 6C

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Colour values

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