Colour

#356CA2

#356CA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#356CA2 is a blue with RGB values 53, 108, 162 and HSL 210°, 51%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#356CA2#356CA2

HEX#356CA2

RGBrgb(53, 108, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4235, 0.6353

RGB percentages20.8%, 42.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(209.7, 50.7%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 67.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK67.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,501,218

CSS custom property--colour: #356CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#CA935D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546FA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4564A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A26B35

Analogous#35A2A2, #3535A2

Triadic#A2356C, #6CA235

Split complementary#A23535, #A2A235

Tetradic#A235A2, #A26B35, #35A235

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAD2E9

Lighter +30%#94B8DC

Lighter +20%#6E9FCF

Lighter +10%#4786C3

Darker −10%#28527C

Darker −20%#1C3955

Darker −30%#0F1F2F

Darker −40%#030608

More saturated +25%#1A6CBD

Less saturated −25%#506C87

Channel breakdown

R53

G108

B162

Red53 (20.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue209.72°

Saturation (HSL)50.7%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 6C · B A2

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