Colour
#3528AD
- #3528AD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3528AD is a blue with RGB values 53, 40, 173 and HSL 246°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3528AD#3528AD
HEX#3528AD
RGBrgb(53, 40, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1569, 0.6784
RGB percentages20.8%, 15.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(245.9, 62.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 76.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK69.4%, 76.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,483,821
CSS custom property--colour: #3528AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#CAD752
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0AD28
Analogous#285EAD, #7728AD
Triadic#AD3528, #28AD35
Split complementary#AD7728, #5EAD28
Tetradic#AD285E, #A0AD28, #28AD77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G40
B173
Red53 (20.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue245.86°
Saturation (HSL)62.44%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 28 · B AD
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