Colour

#5353CC

#5353CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5353CC is a blue with RGB values 83, 83, 204 and HSL 240°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5353CC#5353CC

HEX#5353CC

RGBrgb(83, 83, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3255, 0.8

RGB percentages32.5%, 32.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(240, 54.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 59.3%, 80%)

CMYK59.3%, 59.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,460,940

CSS custom property--colour: #5353CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#ACAC33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.3 Royal blue · ΔE 11.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCCC53

Analogous#5390CC, #9053CC

Triadic#CC5353, #53CC53

Split complementary#CC9053, #90CC53

Tetradic#CC5390, #CCCC53, #53CC90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F0FB

Lighter +30%#C9C9EF

Lighter +20%#A2A2E3

Lighter +10%#7A7AD8

Darker −10%#3636B6

Darker −20%#2A2A8F

Darker −30%#1F1F67

Darker −40%#131340

More saturated +25%#3737E8

Less saturated −25%#6F6FB0

Channel breakdown

R83

G83

B204

Red83 (32.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)54.26%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 53 · B CC

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Colour values

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