Recognised as Colour

#5350CF

#5350CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5350CF is a blue with RGB values 83, 80, 207 and HSL 241°, 57%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5350CF#5350CF

HEX#5350CF

RGBrgb(83, 80, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3137, 0.8118

RGB percentages32.5%, 31.4%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(241.4, 57%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 61.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK59.9%, 61.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,460,175

CSS custom property--colour: #5350CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#ACAF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2 Royal blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCCF50

Analogous#508CCF, #9350CF

Triadic#CF5350, #50CF53

Split complementary#CF9350, #8CCF50

Tetradic#CF508D, #CCCF50, #50CF93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F0FB

Lighter +30%#C9C8F0

Lighter +20%#A2A0E5

Lighter +10%#7A78DA

Darker −10%#3633B9

Darker −20%#2A2891

Darker −30%#1F1D69

Darker −40%#131241

More saturated +25%#3834EB

Less saturated −25%#6E6CB3

Channel breakdown

R83

G80

B207

Red83 (32.5%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue241.42°

Saturation (HSL)56.95%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 50 · B CF

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Colour values

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