Colour

#53586B

#53586B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#53586B is a blue with RGB values 83, 88, 107 and HSL 228°, 13%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53586B#53586B

HEX#53586B

RGBrgb(83, 88, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3451, 0.4196

RGB percentages32.5%, 34.5%, 42%

HSLhsl(227.5, 12.6%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 22.4%, 42%)

CMYK22.4%, 17.8%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,462,123

CSS custom property--colour: #53586B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#ACA794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535A6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#51586Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4D5B5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Gray · ΔE 19.9 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B6653

Analogous#53646B, #5A536B

Triadic#6B5358, #586B53

Split complementary#6B5A53, #646B53

Tetradic#6B5364, #6B6653, #536B5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC1CC

Lighter +30%#A1A5B6

Lighter +20%#848AA0

Lighter +10%#697088

Darker −10%#3D404E

Darker −20%#262932

Darker −30%#101115

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B4A83

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R83

G88

B107

Red83 (32.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue227.5°

Saturation (HSL)12.63%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 58 · B 6B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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