Colour

#5379EF

#5379EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#5379EF is a blue with RGB values 83, 121, 239 and HSL 225°, 83%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5379EF#5379EF

HEX#5379EF

RGBrgb(83, 121, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4745, 0.9373

RGB percentages32.5%, 47.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(225.4, 83%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 65.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK65.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,470,703

CSS custom property--colour: #5379EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#AC8610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3788F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#007AEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0095A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15 Slate blue · ΔE 15.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFC953

Analogous#53C7EF, #7B53EF

Triadic#EF5379, #79EF53

Split complementary#EF7B53, #C7EF53

Tetradic#EF53C7, #EFC953, #53EF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE6FC

Lighter +20%#B0C2F8

Lighter +10%#829DF3

Darker −10%#2455EB

Darker −20%#133FC9

Darker −30%#0E319B

Darker −40%#0A226C

More saturated +25%#4371FF

Less saturated −25%#6A85D8

Channel breakdown

R83

G121

B239

Red83 (32.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue225.38°

Saturation (HSL)82.98%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 79 · B EF

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