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Recognised as Colour

#35237C

  • #35237C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#35237C is a blue with RGB values 53, 35, 124 and HSL 252°, 56%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#35237C#35237C
HEX#35237C
RGBrgb(53, 35, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1373, 0.4863
RGB percentages20.8%, 13.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(252.1, 56%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 71.8%, 48.6%)
CMYK57.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,482,492
CSS custom property--colour: #35237C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#CADC83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00367Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00317Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#153A4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Indigo · ΔE 19Navy · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A7C23
Analogous#233D7C, #62237C
Triadic#7C3523, #237C35
Split complementary#7C6223, #3E7C23
Tetradic#7C233D, #6A7C23, #237C62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D8CDF
Lighter +30%#7B65D3
Lighter +20%#593DC8
Lighter +10%#462EA4
Darker −10%#241854
Darker −20%#130D2C
Darker −30%#020105
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#290F90
Less saturated −25%#413768

Channel breakdown

R53
G35
B124
Red53 (20.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue252.13°
Saturation (HSL)55.97%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 23 · B 7C

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