Colour

#53698E

#53698E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#53698E is a blue with RGB values 83, 105, 142 and HSL 218°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#53698E#53698E

HEX#53698E

RGBrgb(83, 105, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4118, 0.5569

RGB percentages32.5%, 41.2%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(217.6, 26.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 41.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK41.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,466,510

CSS custom property--colour: #53698E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#AC9671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C6B90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#55668Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#3F7176no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 23 Gray · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E7853

Analogous#53878E, #5A538E

Triadic#8E5369, #698E53

Split complementary#8E5A53, #878E53

Tetradic#8E5387, #8E7853, #538E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCD4E1

Lighter +30%#ACB9CE

Lighter +20%#8C9DBB

Lighter +10%#6B82A9

Darker −10%#40516E

Darker −20%#2D394E

Darker −30%#1B222D

Darker −40%#080A0D

More saturated +25%#3762AA

Less saturated −25%#6F7072

Channel breakdown

R83

G105

B142

Red83 (32.5%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue217.63°

Saturation (HSL)26.22%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 69 · B 8E

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