Colour

#353B4D

#353B4D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#353B4D is a blue with RGB values 53, 59, 77 and HSL 225°, 18%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#353B4D

RGBrgb(53, 59, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2314, 0.302

RGB percentages20.8%, 23.1%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(225, 18.5%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 31.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK31.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,488,589

CSS custom property--colour: #353B4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.15:1

Contrast with white11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#CAC4B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363C4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#343A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F3E41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Black · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Gray · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D4735

Analogous#35474D, #3B354D

Triadic#4D353B, #3B4D35

Split complementary#4D3B35, #474D35

Tetradic#4D3547, #4D4735, #354D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#979FB7

Lighter +30%#7983A2

Lighter +20%#5F6989

Lighter +10%#4A526B

Darker −10%#20242F

Darker −20%#0B0D11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#25335D

Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R53

G59

B77

Red53 (20.8%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)18.46%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 3B · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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