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Recognised as Colour

#35558E

  • #35558E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35558E is a blue with RGB values 53, 85, 142 and HSL 218°, 46%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35558E#35558E
HEX#35558E
RGBrgb(53, 85, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3333, 0.5569
RGB percentages20.8%, 33.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(218.4, 45.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 62.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK62.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,495,310
CSS custom property--colour: #35558E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#CAAA71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#30528Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3Midnight blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E6E35
Analogous#35828E, #42358E
Triadic#8E3555, #558E35
Split complementary#8E4135, #828E35
Tetradic#8E3582, #8E6E35, #358E41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEC0E1
Lighter +30%#89A4D3
Lighter +20%#6487C5
Lighter +10%#436BB3
Darker −10%#273F69
Darker −20%#192944
Darker −30%#0B121F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D4EA6
Less saturated −25%#4D5C76

Channel breakdown

R53
G85
B142
Red53 (20.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue218.43°
Saturation (HSL)45.64%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 55 · B 8E

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