Colour

#53636D

#53636D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#53636D is a blue with RGB values 83, 99, 109 and HSL 203°, 14%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53636D#53636D

HEX#53636D

RGBrgb(83, 99, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3882, 0.4275

RGB percentages32.5%, 38.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(203.1, 13.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 23.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK23.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,464,941

CSS custom property--colour: #53636D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#AC9C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E626Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5F6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4C6666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1 Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D5D53

Analogous#536D6A, #53566D

Triadic#6D5363, #636D53

Split complementary#6D5356, #6D6A53

Tetradic#6A536D, #6D5D53, #566D53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEC8CE

Lighter +30%#A1AFB8

Lighter +20%#8496A2

Lighter +10%#697D8A

Darker −10%#3D4950

Darker −20%#272E33

Darker −30%#111416

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B6985

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R83

G99

B109

Red83 (32.5%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue203.08°

Saturation (HSL)13.54%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 63 · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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