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Recognised as Colour

#033553

  • #033553
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#033553 is a blue with RGB values 3, 53, 83 and HSL 203°, 93%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#033553#033553
HEX#033553
RGBrgb(3, 53, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2078, 0.3255
RGB percentages1.2%, 20.8%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(202.5, 93%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 96.4%, 32.5%)
CMYK96.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer210,259
CSS custom property--colour: #033553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#FCCAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273654no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B2F52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003C40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3Black · ΔE 30.8Dim grey · ΔE 32.8Steel blue · ΔE 33.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#532103
Analogous#035349, #030D53
Triadic#530335, #355303
Split complementary#53030D, #534903
Tetradic#490353, #532103, #0D5303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2BABF7
Lighter +30%#0893E7
Lighter +20%#0774B5
Lighter +10%#055484
Darker −10%#011622
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003656
Less saturated −25%#0E3248

Channel breakdown

R3
G53
B83
Red3 (1.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)93.02%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 35 · B 53

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