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Recognised as Colour

#35466D

  • #35466D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35466D is a blue with RGB values 53, 70, 109 and HSL 222°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35466D#35466D
HEX#35466D
RGBrgb(53, 70, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2745, 0.4275
RGB percentages20.8%, 27.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(221.8, 34.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 51.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK51.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,491,437
CSS custom property--colour: #35466D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#CAB992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37496Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#31446Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1E4E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 27Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5C35
Analogous#35626D, #40356D
Triadic#6D3546, #466D35
Split complementary#6D4035, #626D35
Tetradic#6D3562, #6D5C35, #356D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EADD0
Lighter +30%#7C90BF
Lighter +20%#5973AF
Lighter +10%#465C8F
Darker −10%#24304B
Darker −20%#141A28
Darker −30%#030406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#213E81
Less saturated −25%#494E59

Channel breakdown

R53
G70
B109
Red53 (20.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue221.79°
Saturation (HSL)34.57%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 46 · B 6D

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