Colour

#356FC6

#356FC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#356FC6 is a blue with RGB values 53, 111, 198 and HSL 216°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#356FC6#356FC6

HEX#356FC6

RGBrgb(53, 111, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4353, 0.7765

RGB percentages20.8%, 43.5%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(216, 57.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 73.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK73.2%, 43.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,502,022

CSS custom property--colour: #356FC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#CA9039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4477C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#286AC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Steel blue · ΔE 24.6 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C68C35

Analogous#35B8C6, #4335C6

Triadic#C6356F, #6FC635

Split complementary#C64435, #B8C635

Tetradic#C635B8, #C68C35, #35C644

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4E0F3

Lighter +30%#ABC4E9

Lighter +20%#83A7DE

Lighter +10%#5B8BD3

Darker −10%#2A589E

Darker −20%#1F4276

Darker −30%#152B4D

Darker −40%#0A1525

More saturated +25%#1669E5

Less saturated −25%#5475A7

Channel breakdown

R53

G111

B198

Red53 (20.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)57.77%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 6F · B C6

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