Colour

#535D75

#535D75
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#535D75 is a blue with RGB values 83, 93, 117 and HSL 222°, 17%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#535D75#535D75

HEX#535D75

RGBrgb(83, 93, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3647, 0.4588

RGB percentages32.5%, 36.5%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(222.4, 17%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 29.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK29.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,463,413

CSS custom property--colour: #535D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#ACA28A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565F76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#525C74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4A6265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#756B53

Analogous#536E75, #5A5375

Triadic#75535D, #5D7553

Split complementary#755A53, #6E7553

Tetradic#75536E, #756B53, #53755A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1C6D3

Lighter +30%#A3ABBE

Lighter +20%#8590A9

Lighter +10%#687593

Darker −10%#3E4557

Darker −20%#292E39

Darker −30%#14161B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A538E

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R83

G93

B117

Red83 (32.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)17%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 5D · B 75

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