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Recognised as Colour

#5753DF

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

#5753DF is a blue with RGB values 87, 83, 223 and HSL 242°, 69%, 60%. 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

#5753DF#5753DF
HEX#5753DF
RGBrgb(87, 83, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.3255, 0.8745
RGB percentages34.1%, 32.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(241.7, 68.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 62.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK61%, 62.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,723,103
CSS custom property--colour: #5753DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A8AC20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBDF53
Analogous#5395DF, #9D53DF
Triadic#DF5753, #53DF57
Split complementary#DF9D53, #95DF53
Tetradic#DF5395, #DBDF53, #53DF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5D4F7
Lighter +20%#ABA9EF
Lighter +10%#817EE7
Darker −10%#2D28D7
Darker −20%#2420AC
Darker −30%#1B1881
Darker −40%#121056
More saturated +25%#3F39F9
Less saturated −25%#6F6CC5

Channel breakdown

R87
G83
B223
Red87 (34.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue241.71°
Saturation (HSL)68.63%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 53 · B DF

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