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Recognised as Colour

#35459E

  • #35459E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35459E is a blue with RGB values 53, 69, 158 and HSL 231°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35459E#35459E
HEX#35459E
RGBrgb(53, 69, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2706, 0.6196
RGB percentages20.8%, 27.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(230.9, 49.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 66.5%, 62%)
CMYK66.5%, 56.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,491,230
CSS custom property--colour: #35459E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#CABA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#00499Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9Midnight blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8E35
Analogous#35799E, #5A359E
Triadic#9E3545, #459E35
Split complementary#9E5A35, #799E35
Tetradic#9E3579, #9E8E35, #359E5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8BFE7
Lighter +30%#929DDA
Lighter +20%#6B7ACE
Lighter +10%#4558C1
Darker −10%#283478
Darker −20%#1B2452
Darker −30%#0F132B
Darker −40%#020205
More saturated +25%#1B33B8
Less saturated −25%#4F5784

Channel breakdown

R53
G69
B158
Red53 (20.8%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue230.86°
Saturation (HSL)49.76%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 45 · B 9E

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