Colour

#353B4B

#353B4B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#353B4B is a blue with RGB values 53, 59, 75 and HSL 224°, 17%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#353B4B

RGBrgb(53, 59, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2314, 0.2941

RGB percentages20.8%, 23.1%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(223.6, 17.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 29.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK29.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,488,587

CSS custom property--colour: #353B4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#CAC4B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363C4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#343A4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F3E40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.2 Black · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Gray · ΔE 30.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B4535

Analogous#35464B, #3A354B

Triadic#4B353B, #3B4B35

Split complementary#4B3A35, #464B35

Tetradic#4B3546, #4B4535, #354B3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#979FB5

Lighter +30%#7984A0

Lighter +20%#5F6A87

Lighter +10%#4A5369

Darker −10%#20232D

Darker −20%#0B0C0F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#25345B

Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R53

G59

B75

Red53 (20.8%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)17.19%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 3B · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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