Colour

#535D78

#535D78
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#535D78 is a blue with RGB values 83, 93, 120 and HSL 224°, 18%, 40%. 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

#535D78#535D78

HEX#535D78

RGBrgb(83, 93, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3647, 0.4706

RGB percentages32.5%, 36.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(223.8, 18.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 30.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK30.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,463,416

CSS custom property--colour: #535D78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#ACA287

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#515C77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#496266no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Gray · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#786E53

Analogous#537078, #5B5378

Triadic#78535D, #5D7853

Split complementary#785C53, #707853

Tetradic#785370, #786E53, #53785C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2C7D5

Lighter +30%#A4ACC0

Lighter +20%#8690AB

Lighter +10%#687496

Darker −10%#3E465A

Darker −20%#292E3C

Darker −30%#14171E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A5191

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R83

G93

B120

Red83 (32.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue223.78°

Saturation (HSL)18.23%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 5D · B 78

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