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Recognised as Colour

#335C91

  • #335C91
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#335C91 is a blue with RGB values 51, 92, 145 and HSL 214°, 48%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#335C91#335C91
HEX#335C91
RGBrgb(51, 92, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3608, 0.5686
RGB percentages20%, 36.1%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(213.8, 48%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 64.8%, 56.9%)
CMYK64.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,366,033
CSS custom property--colour: #335C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#CCA36E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456093no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#385790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00686Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#916833
Analogous#338B91, #393391
Triadic#91335C, #5C9133
Split complementary#913933, #8B9133
Tetradic#91338B, #916833, #339139

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEC5E2
Lighter +30%#88AAD5
Lighter +20%#628FC8
Lighter +10%#4074B7
Darker −10%#26446B
Darker −20%#182C46
Darker −30%#0B1420
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B59A9
Less saturated −25%#4C5F79

Channel breakdown

R51
G92
B145
Red51 (20%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue213.83°
Saturation (HSL)47.96%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 5C · B 91

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