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Recognised as Colour

#3572BA

  • #3572BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3572BA is a blue with RGB values 53, 114, 186 and HSL 212°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3572BA#3572BA
HEX#3572BA
RGBrgb(53, 114, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4471, 0.7294
RGB percentages20.8%, 44.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(212.5, 55.6%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 71.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK71.5%, 38.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,502,778
CSS custom property--colour: #3572BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#CA8D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5177BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.5Medium purple · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7D35
Analogous#35B4BA, #3B35BA
Triadic#BA3572, #72BA35
Split complementary#BA3A35, #B5BA35
Tetradic#BA35B4, #BA7D35, #35BA3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBDCF0
Lighter +30%#A3C1E5
Lighter +20%#7BA7DA
Lighter +10%#548CCE
Darker −10%#2A5A92
Darker −20%#1E416B
Darker −30%#132943
Darker −40%#08111B
More saturated +25%#1770D8
Less saturated −25%#53749C

Channel breakdown

R53
G114
B186
Red53 (20.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue212.48°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 72 · B BA

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