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Recognised as Colour

#5753DC

  • #5753DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5753DC is a blue with RGB values 87, 83, 220 and HSL 242°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5753DC#5753DC
HEX#5753DC
RGBrgb(87, 83, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.3255, 0.8627
RGB percentages34.1%, 32.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(241.8, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK60.5%, 62.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,723,100
CSS custom property--colour: #5753DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A8AC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DC53
Analogous#5393DC, #9B53DC
Triadic#DC5753, #53DC57
Split complementary#DC9B53, #93DC53
Tetradic#DC5394, #D8DC53, #53DC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#D3D2F6
Lighter +20%#AAA8ED
Lighter +10%#807DE5
Darker −10%#2F2BD1
Darker −20%#2622A7
Darker −30%#1C197D
Darker −40%#131152
More saturated +25%#3F39F6
Less saturated −25%#6F6DC2

Channel breakdown

R87
G83
B220
Red87 (34.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue241.75°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 53 · B DC

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