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Recognised as Colour

#355D9D

  • #355D9D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#355D9D is a blue with RGB values 53, 93, 157 and HSL 217°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#355D9D#355D9D
HEX#355D9D
RGBrgb(53, 93, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.3647, 0.6157
RGB percentages20.8%, 36.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(216.9, 49.5%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 66.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK66.2%, 40.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,497,373
CSS custom property--colour: #355D9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#CAA262

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4063A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#31599Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Royal blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D7535
Analogous#35919D, #41359D
Triadic#9D355D, #5D9D35
Split complementary#9D4135, #919D35
Tetradic#9D3591, #9D7535, #359D41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7CAE7
Lighter +30%#91ADDA
Lighter +20%#6B91CD
Lighter +10%#4574C0
Darker −10%#284677
Darker −20%#1B3051
Darker −30%#0E192B
Darker −40%#020304
More saturated +25%#1B57B7
Less saturated −25%#4F6383

Channel breakdown

R53
G93
B157
Red53 (20.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)49.52%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 5D · B 9D

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