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Recognised as Colour

#35517C

  • #35517C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35517C is a blue with RGB values 53, 81, 124 and HSL 216°, 40%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35517C#35517C
HEX#35517C
RGBrgb(53, 81, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3176, 0.4863
RGB percentages20.8%, 31.8%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(216.3, 40.1%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 57.3%, 48.6%)
CMYK57.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,494,268
CSS custom property--colour: #35517C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#CAAE83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40547Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#374D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#085B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C6035
Analogous#35757C, #3C357C
Triadic#7C3551, #517C35
Split complementary#7C3C35, #757C35
Tetradic#7C3575, #7C6035, #357C3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5B9D8
Lighter +30%#819DC9
Lighter +20%#5D82BA
Lighter +10%#4468A0
Darker −10%#263A58
Darker −20%#162235
Darker −30%#070B11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F4C92
Less saturated −25%#4B5666

Channel breakdown

R53
G81
B124
Red53 (20.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue216.34°
Saturation (HSL)40.11%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 51 · B 7C

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