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Recognised as Colour

#5853BA

  • #5853BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5853BA is a blue with RGB values 88, 83, 186 and HSL 243°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5853BA#5853BA
HEX#5853BA
RGBrgb(88, 83, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3255, 0.7294
RGB percentages34.5%, 32.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(242.9, 42.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 55.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK52.7%, 55.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,788,602
CSS custom property--colour: #5853BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A7AC45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1064BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2F6A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.9Royal blue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BA53
Analogous#5382BA, #8B53BA
Triadic#BA5853, #53BA58
Split complementary#BA8B53, #82BA53
Tetradic#BA5382, #B5BA53, #53BA8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E5F4
Lighter +30%#C2C0E6
Lighter +20%#9F9CD7
Lighter +10%#7B77C9
Darker −10%#433E9C
Darker −20%#333077
Darker −30%#242153
Darker −40%#14132E
More saturated +25%#3D35D8
Less saturated −25%#73719C

Channel breakdown

R88
G83
B186
Red88 (34.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue242.91°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 53 · B BA

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