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Recognised as Colour

#35668C

  • #35668C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35668C is a blue with RGB values 53, 102, 140 and HSL 206°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35668C#35668C
HEX#35668C
RGBrgb(53, 102, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4, 0.549
RGB percentages20.8%, 40%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(206.2, 45.1%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 62.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK62.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,499,660
CSS custom property--colour: #35668C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#CA9973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55678Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C5B35
Analogous#358C87, #353A8C
Triadic#8C3566, #668C35
Split complementary#8C353A, #8C8735
Tetradic#87358C, #8C5B35, #3A8C35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADCAE0
Lighter +30%#88B2D2
Lighter +20%#639AC4
Lighter +10%#4381B1
Darker −10%#274B67
Darker −20%#193042
Darker −30%#0B151D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D69A4
Less saturated −25%#4D6374

Channel breakdown

R53
G102
B140
Red53 (20.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue206.21°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 66 · B 8C

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