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Recognised as Colour

#35528D

  • #35528D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35528D is a blue with RGB values 53, 82, 141 and HSL 220°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35528D#35528D
HEX#35528D
RGBrgb(53, 82, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3216, 0.5529
RGB percentages20.8%, 32.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(220.2, 45.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 62.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK62.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,494,541
CSS custom property--colour: #35528D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#CAAD72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38588Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C508Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Midnight blue · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D7035
Analogous#357E8D, #44358D
Triadic#8D3552, #528D35
Split complementary#8D4435, #7E8D35
Tetradic#8D357E, #8D7035, #358D44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEBEE0
Lighter +30%#89A1D2
Lighter +20%#6383C5
Lighter +10%#4368B2
Darker −10%#273C68
Darker −20%#192743
Darker −30%#0B111E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D4AA5
Less saturated −25%#4D5A75

Channel breakdown

R53
G82
B141
Red53 (20.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue220.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.36%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 52 · B 8D

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