Recognised as Colour

#5387FF

#5387FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5387FF is a blue with RGB values 83, 135, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5387FF#5387FF

HEX#5387FF

RGBrgb(83, 135, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5294, 1

RGB percentages32.5%, 52.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(221.9, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK67.5%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,474,303

CSS custom property--colour: #5387FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#AC7800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4795FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D85FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11 Royal blue · ΔE 11.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFCB53

Analogous#53DDFF, #7553FF

Triadic#FF5387, #87FF53

Split complementary#FF7553, #DDFF53

Tetradic#FF53DD, #FFCB53, #53FF75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECF2FF

Lighter +20%#B9CEFF

Lighter +10%#86ABFF

Darker −10%#2063FF

Darker −20%#0047EC

Darker −30%#0038B9

Darker −40%#002986

More saturated +25%#5387FF

Less saturated −25%#688FEA

Channel breakdown

R83

G135

B255

Red83 (32.5%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue221.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 87 · B FF

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