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Recognised as Colour

#535A69

  • #535A69
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#535A69 is a blue with RGB values 83, 90, 105 and HSL 221°, 12%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#535A69#535A69
HEX#535A69
RGBrgb(83, 90, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3529, 0.4118
RGB percentages32.5%, 35.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(220.9, 11.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 21%, 41.2%)
CMYK21%, 14.3%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,633
CSS custom property--colour: #535A69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#ACA596

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555B6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#535969no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E5D5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 15Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#696253
Analogous#536569, #575369
Triadic#69535A, #5A6953
Split complementary#695753, #656953
Tetradic#695365, #696253, #536957

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC1CB
Lighter +30%#A1A7B4
Lighter +20%#848C9E
Lighter +10%#6A7285
Darker −10%#3C424D
Darker −20%#262930
Darker −30%#0F1114
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C5181
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R83
G90
B105
Red83 (32.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue220.91°
Saturation (HSL)11.7%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5A · B 69

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