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Recognised as Colour

#535FEA

  • #535FEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#535FEA is a blue with RGB values 83, 95, 234 and HSL 235°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#535FEA#535FEA
HEX#535FEA
RGBrgb(83, 95, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3725, 0.9176
RGB percentages32.5%, 37.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(235.2, 78.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 64.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK64.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,464,042
CSS custom property--colour: #535FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#ACA015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADE53
Analogous#53AAEA, #9353EA
Triadic#EA535F, #5FEA53
Split complementary#EA9353, #AAEA53
Tetradic#EA53AA, #EADE53, #53EA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBDEFB
Lighter +20%#AEB4F5
Lighter +10%#8089F0
Darker −10%#2635E4
Darker −20%#1725C0
Darker −30%#121C92
Darker −40%#0C1365
More saturated +25%#3E4DFF
Less saturated −25%#6B73D2

Channel breakdown

R83
G95
B234
Red83 (32.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue235.23°
Saturation (HSL)78.24%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5F · B EA

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