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Recognised as Colour

#5388CD

  • #5388CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5388CD is a blue with RGB values 83, 136, 205 and HSL 214°, 55%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5388CD#5388CD
HEX#5388CD
RGBrgb(83, 136, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5333, 0.8039
RGB percentages32.5%, 53.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(213.9, 55%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 59.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK59.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,474,509
CSS custom property--colour: #5388CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#AC7732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B81CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9853
Analogous#53C5CD, #5B53CD
Triadic#CD5388, #88CD53
Split complementary#CD5B53, #C5CD53
Tetradic#CD53C5, #CD9853, #53CD5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5FB
Lighter +30%#CADAEF
Lighter +20%#A2BFE4
Lighter +10%#7BA3D8
Darker −10%#356EB8
Darker −20%#2A5690
Darker −30%#1E3F69
Darker −40%#132741
More saturated +25%#3784E9
Less saturated −25%#6F8CB1

Channel breakdown

R83
G136
B205
Red83 (32.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue213.93°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 88 · B CD

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