Colour

#5357AE

#5357AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5357AE is a blue with RGB values 83, 87, 174 and HSL 237°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5357AE#5357AE

HEX#5357AE

RGBrgb(83, 87, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3412, 0.6824

RGB percentages32.5%, 34.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(237.4, 36%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 52.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK52.3%, 50%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,461,934

CSS custom property--colour: #5357AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#ACA851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D64B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#245DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2C6A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEAA53

Analogous#5385AE, #7C53AE

Triadic#AE5357, #57AE53

Split complementary#AE7D53, #84AE53

Tetradic#AE5385, #AEAA53, #53AE7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDEEF

Lighter +30%#BBBDDF

Lighter +20%#989BCF

Lighter +10%#7679BE

Darker −10%#42458C

Darker −20%#323469

Darker −30%#212347

Darker −40%#111224

More saturated +25%#333ACE

Less saturated −25%#73748E

Channel breakdown

R83

G87

B174

Red83 (32.5%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue237.36°

Saturation (HSL)35.97%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 57 · B AE

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