Colour

#35549F

#35549F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35549F is a blue with RGB values 53, 84, 159 and HSL 222°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35549F#35549F

HEX#35549F

RGBrgb(53, 84, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3294, 0.6235

RGB percentages20.8%, 32.9%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(222.5, 50%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 66.7%, 62.4%)

CMYK66.7%, 47.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,495,071

CSS custom property--colour: #35549F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#CAAB60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E5CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A539Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8035

Analogous#35899F, #4B359F

Triadic#9F3554, #549F35

Split complementary#9F4B35, #899F35

Tetradic#9F3589, #9F8035, #359F4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9C6E8

Lighter +30%#92A7DB

Lighter +20%#6C89CE

Lighter +10%#466AC1

Darker −10%#284079

Darker −20%#1C2C53

Darker −30%#0F172C

Darker −40%#020306

More saturated +25%#1B49BA

Less saturated −25%#505F85

Channel breakdown

R53

G84

B159

Red53 (20.8%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue222.45°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 54 · B 9F

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