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Colour

#535CC6

  • #535CC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#535CC6 is a blue with RGB values 83, 92, 198 and HSL 235°, 50%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#535CC6#535CC6
HEX#535CC6
RGBrgb(83, 92, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3608, 0.7765
RGB percentages32.5%, 36.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(235.3, 50.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 58.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,463,238
CSS custom property--colour: #535CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#ACA339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A6CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.3Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6BD53
Analogous#5395C6, #8453C6
Triadic#C6535C, #5CC653
Split complementary#C68453, #95C653
Tetradic#C65395, #C6BD53, #53C684

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEDF9
Lighter +30%#C6C9EC
Lighter +20%#A0A5DF
Lighter +10%#7980D3
Darker −10%#3942AD
Darker −20%#2D3486
Darker −30%#202560
Darker −40%#13163A
More saturated +25%#3644E3
Less saturated −25%#7074A9

Channel breakdown

R83
G92
B198
Red83 (32.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue235.3°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5C · B C6

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