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Recognised as Colour

#355C72

  • #355C72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#355C72 is a blue with RGB values 53, 92, 114 and HSL 202°, 37%, 33%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#355C72#355C72
HEX#355C72
RGBrgb(53, 92, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3608, 0.4471
RGB percentages20.8%, 36.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(201.6, 36.5%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 53.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK53.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,497,074
CSS custom property--colour: #355C72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#CAA38D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#495572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#136263no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#724B35
Analogous#357269, #353E72
Triadic#72355C, #5C7235
Split complementary#72353E, #726A35
Tetradic#693572, #724B35, #3D7235

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0C1D3
Lighter +30%#7DAAC3
Lighter +20%#5A93B3
Lighter +10%#457895
Darker −10%#25404F
Darker −20%#15242C
Darker −30%#04080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#206287
Less saturated −25%#4A565D

Channel breakdown

R53
G92
B114
Red53 (20.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue201.64°
Saturation (HSL)36.53%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 5C · B 72

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