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Recognised as Colour

#335C79

  • #335C79
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#335C79 is a blue with RGB values 51, 92, 121 and HSL 205°, 41%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#335C79#335C79
HEX#335C79
RGBrgb(51, 92, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3608, 0.4745
RGB percentages20%, 36.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(204.9, 40.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 57.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK57.9%, 24%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,366,009
CSS custom property--colour: #335C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#CCA386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5C7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#465578no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#795033
Analogous#337973, #333979
Triadic#79335C, #5C7933
Split complementary#793339, #797333
Tetradic#733379, #795033, #397933

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1C1D7
Lighter +30%#7DA9C8
Lighter +20%#5991B9
Lighter +10%#42779D
Darker −10%#244155
Darker −20%#152531
Darker −30%#060A0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E608F
Less saturated −25%#495864

Channel breakdown

R51
G92
B121
Red51 (20%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue204.86°
Saturation (HSL)40.7%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 5C · B 79

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