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Recognised as Colour

#5359BC

  • #5359BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5359BC is a blue with RGB values 83, 89, 188 and HSL 237°, 44%, 53%. 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

#5359BC#5359BC
HEX#5359BC
RGBrgb(83, 89, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.349, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.5%, 34.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(236.6, 43.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 55.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK55.9%, 52.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,460
CSS custom property--colour: #5359BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#ACA643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2168BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A5FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1B6F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB653
Analogous#538EBC, #8153BC
Triadic#BC5359, #59BC53
Split complementary#BC8153, #8EBC53
Tetradic#BC538E, #BCB653, #53BC81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E7F5
Lighter +30%#C1C3E7
Lighter +20%#9CA0D9
Lighter +10%#787CCA
Darker −10%#3E439E
Darker −20%#2F347A
Darker −30%#212455
Darker −40%#131430
More saturated +25%#353FDA
Less saturated −25%#71739E

Channel breakdown

R83
G89
B188
Red83 (32.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue236.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 59 · B BC

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