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Recognised as Colour

#535BBE

  • #535BBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#535BBE is a blue with RGB values 83, 91, 190 and HSL 236°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#535BBE#535BBE
HEX#535BBE
RGBrgb(83, 91, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3569, 0.7451
RGB percentages32.5%, 35.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(235.5, 45.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 56.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK56.3%, 52.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,974
CSS custom property--colour: #535BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#ACA441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#246AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E61BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#177184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 13Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB653
Analogous#5391BE, #8053BE
Triadic#BE535B, #5BBE53
Split complementary#BE8053, #91BE53
Tetradic#BE5391, #BEB653, #53BE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E8F6
Lighter +30%#C2C5E8
Lighter +20%#9DA2DA
Lighter +10%#787ECC
Darker −10%#3D44A1
Darker −20%#2F357C
Darker −30%#212557
Darker −40%#131532
More saturated +25%#3542DC
Less saturated −25%#7174A0

Channel breakdown

R83
G91
B190
Red83 (32.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue235.51°
Saturation (HSL)45.15%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5B · B BE

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