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Recognised as Colour

#35537C

  • #35537C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35537C is a blue with RGB values 53, 83, 124 and HSL 215°, 40%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35537C#35537C
HEX#35537C
RGBrgb(53, 83, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3255, 0.4863
RGB percentages20.8%, 32.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(214.6, 40.1%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 57.3%, 48.6%)
CMYK57.3%, 33.1%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,494,780
CSS custom property--colour: #35537C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#CAAC83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42567Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#394F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#075C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C5E35
Analogous#35777C, #3B357C
Triadic#7C3553, #537C35
Split complementary#7C3B35, #767C35
Tetradic#7C3576, #7C5E35, #357C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5BAD8
Lighter +30%#819FC9
Lighter +20%#5D84BA
Lighter +10%#446BA0
Darker −10%#263B58
Darker −20%#162335
Darker −30%#070B11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F5092
Less saturated −25%#4B5666

Channel breakdown

R53
G83
B124
Red53 (20.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue214.65°
Saturation (HSL)40.11%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 53 · B 7C

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