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Recognised as Colour

#35237D

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

#35237D is a blue with RGB values 53, 35, 125 and HSL 252°, 56%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#35237D#35237D
HEX#35237D
RGBrgb(53, 35, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1373, 0.4902
RGB percentages20.8%, 13.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(252, 56.3%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 72%, 49%)
CMYK57.6%, 72%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,482,493
CSS custom property--colour: #35237D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#CADC82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003780no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00317Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#133B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Indigo · ΔE 18.5Navy · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B7D23
Analogous#233E7D, #62237D
Triadic#7D3523, #237D35
Split complementary#7D6223, #3E7D23
Tetradic#7D233E, #6B7D23, #237D62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D8DDF
Lighter +30%#7B65D4
Lighter +20%#593DC9
Lighter +10%#462EA5
Darker −10%#241855
Darker −20%#130D2D
Darker −30%#020205
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#290F91
Less saturated −25%#413769

Channel breakdown

R53
G35
B125
Red53 (20.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 23 · B 7D

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