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Colour

#5535CB

  • #5535CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5535CB is a blue with RGB values 85, 53, 203 and HSL 253°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5535CB#5535CB
HEX#5535CB
RGBrgb(85, 53, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2078, 0.7961
RGB percentages33.3%, 20.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(252.8, 59.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 73.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,584,331
CSS custom property--colour: #5535CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#AACA34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0E5F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCB35
Analogous#3560CB, #A035CB
Triadic#CB5535, #35CB55
Split complementary#CBA035, #60CB35
Tetradic#CB3560, #ABCB35, #35CBA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DED7F5
Lighter +30%#BBAFEA
Lighter +20%#9986E0
Lighter +10%#775ED5
Darker −10%#442AA3
Darker −20%#33207A
Darker −30%#221552
Darker −40%#110B29
More saturated +25%#4315EB
Less saturated −25%#6755AB

Channel breakdown

R85
G53
B203
Red85 (33.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue252.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 35 · B CB

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