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Recognised as Colour

#53729D

  • #53729D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#53729D is a blue with RGB values 83, 114, 157 and HSL 215°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#53729D#53729D
HEX#53729D
RGBrgb(83, 114, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4471, 0.6157
RGB percentages32.5%, 44.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(214.9, 30.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 47.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK47.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,829
CSS custom property--colour: #53729D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#AC8D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62749Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#596D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#357B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Gray · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D7E53
Analogous#53979D, #59539D
Triadic#9D5372, #729D53
Split complementary#9D5953, #979D53
Tetradic#9D5397, #9D7E53, #539D59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DCE8
Lighter +30%#B2C2D7
Lighter +20%#91A7C5
Lighter +10%#708CB3
Darker −10%#415A7C
Darker −20%#30425A
Darker −30%#1E2939
Darker −40%#0C1118
More saturated +25%#356DBB
Less saturated −25%#71777F

Channel breakdown

R83
G114
B157
Red83 (32.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue214.86°
Saturation (HSL)30.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 72 · B 9D

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