Colour

#5D53B2

#5D53B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5D53B2 is a blue with RGB values 93, 83, 178 and HSL 246°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D53B2

RGBrgb(93, 83, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3255, 0.698

RGB percentages36.5%, 32.5%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(246.3, 38.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 53.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK47.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,116,274

CSS custom property--colour: #5D53B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#A2AC4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2363B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E5DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#40687Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9 Medium purple · ΔE 16.1 Royal blue · ΔE 17.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8B253

Analogous#5379B2, #8C53B2

Triadic#B25D53, #53B25D

Split complementary#B28C53, #78B253

Tetradic#B25379, #A8B253, #53B28C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E0F1

Lighter +30%#C1BDE1

Lighter +20%#9F99D2

Lighter +10%#7E76C2

Darker −10%#494191

Darker −20%#38316E

Darker −30%#26214B

Darker −40%#141227

More saturated +25%#4434D1

Less saturated −25%#767293

Channel breakdown

R93

G83

B178

Red93 (36.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue246.32°

Saturation (HSL)38.15%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 53 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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