Colour

#3529B6

#3529B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3529B6 is a blue with RGB values 53, 41, 182 and HSL 245°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3529B6

RGBrgb(53, 41, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1608, 0.7137

RGB percentages20.8%, 16.1%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(245.1, 63.2%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 77.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK70.9%, 77.5%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,484,086

CSS custom property--colour: #3529B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.79:1

Contrast with white9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#CAD649

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004ABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00536Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.4 Navy · ΔE 17.2 Indigo · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AAB629

Analogous#2964B6, #7B29B6

Triadic#B63529, #29B635

Split complementary#B67B29, #64B629

Tetradic#B62964, #AAB629, #29B67B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0BBF0

Lighter +30%#9992E6

Lighter +20%#7268DD

Lighter +10%#4B3ED4

Darker −10%#29208C

Darker −20%#1D1663

Darker −30%#110D39

Darker −40%#050310

More saturated +25%#1E0DD2

Less saturated −25%#4C459A

Channel breakdown

R53

G41

B182

Red53 (20.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue245.11°

Saturation (HSL)63.23%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 29 · B B6

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