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Recognised as Colour

#35396C

  • #35396C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35396C is a blue with RGB values 53, 57, 108 and HSL 236°, 34%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35396C#35396C
HEX#35396C
RGBrgb(53, 57, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2235, 0.4235
RGB percentages20.8%, 22.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(235.6, 34.2%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 50.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK50.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,488,108
CSS custom property--colour: #35396C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CAC693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24406Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#203C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#20444Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7Midnight blue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.4Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6835
Analogous#35556C, #4C356C
Triadic#6C3539, #396C35
Split complementary#6C4C35, #556C35
Tetradic#6C3555, #6C6835, #356C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EA1CF
Lighter +30%#7C80BE
Lighter +20%#595FAE
Lighter +10%#464B8E
Darker −10%#24274A
Darker −20%#131528
Darker −30%#030305
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#212880
Less saturated −25%#494A58

Channel breakdown

R53
G57
B108
Red53 (20.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue235.64°
Saturation (HSL)34.16%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 39 · B 6C

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