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Recognised as Colour

#53728D

  • #53728D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#53728D is a blue with RGB values 83, 114, 141 and HSL 208°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#53728D#53728D
HEX#53728D
RGBrgb(83, 114, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4471, 0.5529
RGB percentages32.5%, 44.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(207.9, 25.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 41.1%, 55.3%)
CMYK41.1%, 19.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,813
CSS custom property--colour: #53728D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AC8D72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67728Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#606C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3E787Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Dim grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 19.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D6E53
Analogous#538D8B, #53558D
Triadic#8D5372, #728D53
Split complementary#8D5355, #8D8B53
Tetradic#8B538D, #8D6E53, #558D53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD7E1
Lighter +30%#ABBECE
Lighter +20%#8BA5BB
Lighter +10%#6B8CA8
Darker −10%#40586D
Darker −20%#2D3E4D
Darker −30%#1A242D
Darker −40%#070A0D
More saturated +25%#3774A9
Less saturated −25%#6F7071

Channel breakdown

R83
G114
B141
Red83 (32.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue207.93°
Saturation (HSL)25.89%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 72 · B 8D

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