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Recognised as Colour

#35729D

  • #35729D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#35729D is a blue with RGB values 53, 114, 157 and HSL 205°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#35729D#35729D
HEX#35729D
RGBrgb(53, 114, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4471, 0.6157
RGB percentages20.8%, 44.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(204.8, 49.5%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 66.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK66.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,502,749
CSS custom property--colour: #35729D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#CA8D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F729Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#50689Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#007D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Slate grey · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D6035
Analogous#359D94, #353E9D
Triadic#9D3572, #729D35
Split complementary#9D353E, #9D9435
Tetradic#94359D, #9D6035, #3E9D35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7D3E7
Lighter +30%#91BCDA
Lighter +20%#6BA4CD
Lighter +10%#458DC0
Darker −10%#285677
Darker −20%#1B3B51
Darker −30%#0E1F2B
Darker −40%#020304
More saturated +25%#1B77B7
Less saturated −25%#4F6D83

Channel breakdown

R53
G114
B157
Red53 (20.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue204.81°
Saturation (HSL)49.52%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 72 · B 9D

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