Recognised as Colour
#3525A6
- #3525A6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3525A6 is a blue with RGB values 53, 37, 166 and HSL 247°, 64%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3525A6#3525A6
HEX#3525A6
RGBrgb(53, 37, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1451, 0.651
RGB percentages20.8%, 14.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(247.4, 63.5%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 77.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK68.1%, 77.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,483,046
CSS custom property--colour: #3525A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#CADA59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96A625
Analogous#2555A6, #7625A6
Triadic#A63525, #25A635
Split complementary#A67625, #55A625
Tetradic#A62555, #96A625, #25A676
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G37
B166
Red53 (20.8%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue247.44°
Saturation (HSL)63.55%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 25 · B A6
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