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Recognised as Colour

#53586C

  • #53586C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#53586C is a blue with RGB values 83, 88, 108 and HSL 228°, 13%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53586C#53586C
HEX#53586C
RGBrgb(83, 88, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3451, 0.4235
RGB percentages32.5%, 34.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(228, 13.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 23.1%, 42.4%)
CMYK23.1%, 18.5%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,124
CSS custom property--colour: #53586C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#ACA793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#51586Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D5C5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6753
Analogous#53656C, #5A536C
Triadic#6C5358, #586C53
Split complementary#6C5B53, #656C53
Tetradic#6C5365, #6C6753, #536C5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC1CD
Lighter +30%#A1A5B7
Lighter +20%#848AA1
Lighter +10%#696F89
Darker −10%#3D414F
Darker −20%#272932
Darker −30%#111215
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B4A84
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R83
G88
B108
Red83 (32.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)13.09%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 58 · B 6C

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