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Recognised as Colour

#535BA2

  • #535BA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#535BA2 is a blue with RGB values 83, 91, 162 and HSL 234°, 32%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#535BA2#535BA2
HEX#535BA2
RGBrgb(83, 91, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3569, 0.6353
RGB percentages32.5%, 35.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(233.9, 32.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 48.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK48.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,946
CSS custom property--colour: #535BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#ACA45D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F64A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#385EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#356A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29A53
Analogous#5382A2, #7353A2
Triadic#A2535B, #5BA253
Split complementary#A27353, #82A253
Tetradic#A25382, #A29A53, #53A273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D9EA
Lighter +30%#B5B9D9
Lighter +20%#9399C8
Lighter +10%#7178B7
Darker −10%#424880
Darker −20%#30355F
Darker −30%#1F223D
Darker −40%#0E0F1B
More saturated +25%#3443C1
Less saturated −25%#727383

Channel breakdown

R83
G91
B162
Red83 (32.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue233.92°
Saturation (HSL)32.24%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5B · B A2

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