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Recognised as Colour

#5373DB

  • #5373DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5373DB is a blue with RGB values 83, 115, 219 and HSL 226°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5373DB#5373DB
HEX#5373DB
RGBrgb(83, 115, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.451, 0.8588
RGB percentages32.5%, 45.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(225.9, 65.4%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 62.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK62.1%, 47.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,469,147
CSS custom property--colour: #5373DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#AC8C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E80DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2474D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBB53
Analogous#53B7DB, #7753DB
Triadic#DB5373, #73DB53
Split complementary#DB7753, #B7DB53
Tetradic#DB53B7, #DBBB53, #53DB77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#D2DAF5
Lighter +20%#A7B8ED
Lighter +10%#7D95E4
Darker −10%#2B52D0
Darker −20%#2341A5
Darker −30%#1A317B
Darker −40%#112051
More saturated +25%#3965F5
Less saturated −25%#6D81C1

Channel breakdown

R83
G115
B219
Red83 (32.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.38%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 73 · B DB

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