Recognised as Colour

#5534FD

#5534FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5534FD is a blue with RGB values 85, 52, 253 and HSL 250°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5534FD#5534FD

HEX#5534FD

RGBrgb(85, 52, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2039, 0.9922

RGB percentages33.3%, 20.4%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(249.9, 98%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 79.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK66.4%, 79.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,584,125

CSS custom property--colour: #5534FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#AACB02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00729Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.5 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Blue · ΔE 20.6 Dark violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.3 Dark blue · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCFD34

Analogous#3477FD, #BA34FD

Triadic#FD5534, #34FD55

Split complementary#FDBA34, #77FD34

Tetradic#FD3477, #DCFD34, #34FDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#D4CCFE

Lighter +20%#AA99FE

Lighter +10%#7F67FD

Darker −10%#2B02FC

Darker −20%#2302C9

Darker −30%#1A0197

Darker −40%#110164

More saturated +25%#5432FF

Less saturated −25%#664EE3

Channel breakdown

R85

G52

B253

Red85 (33.3%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue249.85°

Saturation (HSL)98.05%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 34 · B FD

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