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Recognised as Colour

#35516C

  • #35516C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#35516C is a blue with RGB values 53, 81, 108 and HSL 209°, 34%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#35516C#35516C
HEX#35516C
RGBrgb(53, 81, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3176, 0.4235
RGB percentages20.8%, 31.8%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(209.5, 34.2%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 50.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK50.9%, 25%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,494,252
CSS custom property--colour: #35516C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#CAAE93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46526Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1C575Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C5035
Analogous#356C6C, #35356C
Triadic#6C3551, #516C35
Split complementary#6C3535, #6C6C35
Tetradic#6C356C, #6C5035, #356C35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EB7CF
Lighter +30%#7C9EBE
Lighter +20%#5984AE
Lighter +10%#466B8E
Darker −10%#24374A
Darker −20%#131E28
Darker −30%#030405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#215180
Less saturated −25%#495158

Channel breakdown

R53
G81
B108
Red53 (20.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue209.45°
Saturation (HSL)34.16%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 51 · B 6C

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