Recognised as Colour

#53658F

#53658F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#53658F is a blue with RGB values 83, 101, 143 and HSL 222°, 27%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#53658F#53658F

HEX#53658F

RGBrgb(83, 101, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3961, 0.5608

RGB percentages32.5%, 39.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(222, 26.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 42%, 56.1%)

CMYK42%, 29.4%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,465,487

CSS custom property--colour: #53658F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#AC9A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#50638Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Gray · ΔE 27.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F7D53

Analogous#53838F, #5F538F

Triadic#8F5365, #658F53

Split complementary#8F5F53, #838F53

Tetradic#8F5383, #8F7D53, #538F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCD3E2

Lighter +30%#ACB7CF

Lighter +20%#8C9ABC

Lighter +10%#6C7EA9

Darker −10%#404E6F

Darker −20%#2E374E

Darker −30%#1B212E

Darker −40%#080A0E

More saturated +25%#375AAB

Less saturated −25%#6F7073

Channel breakdown

R83

G101

B143

Red83 (32.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)26.55%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 65 · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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