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Recognised as Colour

#5853EE

  • #5853EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5853EE is a blue with RGB values 88, 83, 238 and HSL 242°, 82%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5853EE#5853EE
HEX#5853EE
RGBrgb(88, 83, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3255, 0.9333
RGB percentages34.5%, 32.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(241.9, 82%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 65.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK63%, 65.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,788,654
CSS custom property--colour: #5853EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#A7AC11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#007B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EE53
Analogous#539BEE, #A653EE
Triadic#EE5853, #53EE58
Split complementary#EEA653, #9CEE53
Tetradic#EE539B, #E9EE53, #53EEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDEFC
Lighter +20%#B2B0F7
Lighter +10%#8581F3
Darker −10%#2B25E9
Darker −20%#1914C7
Darker −30%#140F99
Darker −40%#0E0B6A
More saturated +25%#4842FF
Less saturated −25%#6E6BD6

Channel breakdown

R88
G83
B238
Red88 (34.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue241.94°
Saturation (HSL)82.01%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 53 · B EE

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