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Recognised as Colour

#35548B

  • #35548B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35548B is a blue with RGB values 53, 84, 139 and HSL 218°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35548B#35548B
HEX#35548B
RGBrgb(53, 84, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3294, 0.5451
RGB percentages20.8%, 32.9%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(218.4, 44.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 61.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK61.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,495,051
CSS custom property--colour: #35548B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CAAB74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C598Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#31518Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7Midnight blue · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B6C35
Analogous#357F8B, #41358B
Triadic#8B3554, #548B35
Split complementary#8B4135, #7F8B35
Tetradic#8B357F, #8B6C35, #358B41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACBFE0
Lighter +30%#88A2D1
Lighter +20%#6385C3
Lighter +10%#436AB0
Darker −10%#273E66
Darker −20%#192741
Darker −30%#0B111C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D4DA3
Less saturated −25%#4D5B73

Channel breakdown

R53
G84
B139
Red53 (20.8%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue218.37°
Saturation (HSL)44.79%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 54 · B 8B

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