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Recognised as Colour

#3585C6

  • #3585C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3585C6 is a blue with RGB values 53, 133, 198 and HSL 207°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3585C6#3585C6
HEX#3585C6
RGBrgb(53, 133, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5216, 0.7765
RGB percentages20.8%, 52.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(206.9, 57.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 73.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK73.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,507,654
CSS custom property--colour: #3585C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#CA7A39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6788C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#537AC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C67635
Analogous#35C6BE, #353DC6
Triadic#C63585, #85C635
Split complementary#C6353D, #C6BE35
Tetradic#BE35C6, #C67635, #3DC635

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E5F3
Lighter +30%#ABCDE9
Lighter +20%#83B5DE
Lighter +10%#5B9DD3
Darker −10%#2A6A9E
Darker −20%#1F4F76
Darker −30%#15344D
Darker −40%#0A1925
More saturated +25%#1688E5
Less saturated −25%#5482A7

Channel breakdown

R53
G133
B198
Red53 (20.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue206.9°
Saturation (HSL)57.77%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 85 · B C6

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