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Colour

#5353C4

  • #5353C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5353C4 is a blue with RGB values 83, 83, 196 and HSL 240°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5353C4#5353C4
HEX#5353C4
RGBrgb(83, 83, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3255, 0.7686
RGB percentages32.5%, 32.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(240, 48.9%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 57.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK57.7%, 57.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,460,932
CSS custom property--colour: #5353C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#ACAC3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0B6E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 5.4Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C453
Analogous#538CC4, #8C53C4
Triadic#C45353, #53C453
Split complementary#C48C53, #8CC453
Tetradic#C4538C, #C4C453, #53C48C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEBF8
Lighter +30%#C5C5EB
Lighter +20%#9F9FDE
Lighter +10%#7979D1
Darker −10%#3A3AAA
Darker −20%#2D2D84
Darker −30%#20205E
Darker −40%#131338
More saturated +25%#3636E1
Less saturated −25%#7070A7

Channel breakdown

R83
G83
B196
Red83 (32.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)48.92%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 53 · B C4

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