Colour

#5553DA

#5553DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5553DA is a blue with RGB values 85, 83, 218 and HSL 241°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5553DA

RGBrgb(85, 83, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3255, 0.8549

RGB percentages33.3%, 32.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(240.9, 64.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 61.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK61%, 61.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,592,026

CSS custom property--colour: #5553DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#AAAC25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8 Slate blue · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8DA53

Analogous#5394DA, #9953DA

Triadic#DA5553, #53DA55

Split complementary#DA9953, #94DA53

Tetradic#DA5394, #D8DA53, #53DA99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFE

Lighter +30%#D1D1F5

Lighter +20%#A8A7EC

Lighter +10%#7E7DE3

Darker −10%#2F2CCE

Darker −20%#2523A4

Darker −30%#1C1A7A

Darker −40%#121150

More saturated +25%#3C39F4

Less saturated −25%#6E6DC0

Channel breakdown

R85

G83

B218

Red85 (33.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue240.89°

Saturation (HSL)64.59%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 53 · B DA

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