Colour

#35516D

#35516D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#35516D is a blue with RGB values 53, 81, 109 and HSL 210°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#35516D

RGBrgb(53, 81, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3176, 0.4275

RGB percentages20.8%, 31.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(210, 34.6%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 51.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK51.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,494,253

CSS custom property--colour: #35516D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#CAAE92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46526Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1B575Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Gray · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D5135

Analogous#356D6D, #35356D

Triadic#6D3551, #516D35

Split complementary#6D3535, #6D6D35

Tetradic#6D356D, #6D5135, #356D35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9EB7D0

Lighter +30%#7C9EBF

Lighter +20%#5984AF

Lighter +10%#466B8F

Darker −10%#24374B

Darker −20%#141E28

Darker −30%#030406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#215181

Less saturated −25%#495159

Channel breakdown

R53

G81

B109

Red53 (20.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)34.57%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 51 · B 6D

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Colour values

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