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Colour

#35359A

  • #35359A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#35359A is a blue with RGB values 53, 53, 154 and HSL 240°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#35359A#35359A
HEX#35359A
RGBrgb(53, 53, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2078, 0.6039
RGB percentages20.8%, 20.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(240, 48.8%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 65.6%, 60.4%)
CMYK65.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,487,130
CSS custom property--colour: #35359A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CACA65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00489Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004F62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9A35
Analogous#35689A, #68359A
Triadic#9A3535, #359A35
Split complementary#9A6835, #689A35
Tetradic#9A3568, #9A9A35, #359A68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B5E6
Lighter +30%#8F8FD9
Lighter +20%#6969CC
Lighter +10%#4444BE
Darker −10%#282874
Darker −20%#1B1B4E
Darker −30%#0E0E28
Darker −40%#010102
More saturated +25%#1B1BB4
Less saturated −25%#4F4F80

Channel breakdown

R53
G53
B154
Red53 (20.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)48.79%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 35 · B 9A

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