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Recognised as Colour

#35426E

  • #35426E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35426E is a blue with RGB values 53, 66, 110 and HSL 226°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35426E#35426E
HEX#35426E
RGBrgb(53, 66, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2588, 0.4314
RGB percentages20.8%, 25.9%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(226.3, 35%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 51.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK51.8%, 40%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,490,414
CSS custom property--colour: #35426E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#CABD91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#314770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B426Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#1E4B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E6135
Analogous#355F6E, #44356E
Triadic#6E3542, #426E35
Split complementary#6E4435, #5F6E35
Tetradic#6E355F, #6E6135, #356E44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EAAD1
Lighter +30%#7C8CC0
Lighter +20%#5A6DAF
Lighter +10%#465790
Darker −10%#242D4C
Darker −20%#141929
Darker −30%#030407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#213782
Less saturated −25%#494D5A

Channel breakdown

R53
G66
B110
Red53 (20.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue226.32°
Saturation (HSL)34.97%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 42 · B 6E

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