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Colour

#53548A

  • #53548A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#53548A is a blue with RGB values 83, 84, 138 and HSL 239°, 25%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#53548A#53548A
HEX#53548A
RGBrgb(83, 84, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3294, 0.5412
RGB percentages32.5%, 32.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(238.9, 24.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 39.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 39.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,461,130
CSS custom property--colour: #53548A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#ACAB75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F5789no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#435F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8953
Analogous#53708A, #6E538A
Triadic#8A5354, #548A53
Split complementary#8A6D53, #708A53
Tetradic#8A5370, #8A8953, #538A6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACADF
Lighter +30%#AAABCC
Lighter +20%#8A8BB9
Lighter +10%#6A6BA6
Darker −10%#40416A
Darker −20%#2D2D4A
Darker −30%#1A1A2A
Darker −40%#06060B
More saturated +25%#3739A6
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R83
G84
B138
Red83 (32.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue238.91°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 54 · B 8A

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