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Colour

#535D8A

  • #535D8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#535D8A is a blue with RGB values 83, 93, 138 and HSL 229°, 25%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#535D8A#535D8A
HEX#535D8A
RGBrgb(83, 93, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3647, 0.5412
RGB percentages32.5%, 36.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(229.1, 24.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 39.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 32.6%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,463,434
CSS custom property--colour: #535D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#ACA275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E628Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#42666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Gray · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8053
Analogous#53788A, #65538A
Triadic#8A535D, #5D8A53
Split complementary#8A6553, #788A53
Tetradic#8A5379, #8A8053, #538A65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACEDF
Lighter +30%#AAB0CC
Lighter +20%#8A93B9
Lighter +10%#6A75A6
Darker −10%#40486A
Darker −20%#2D324A
Darker −30%#1A1D2A
Darker −40%#06070B
More saturated +25%#374BA6
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R83
G93
B138
Red83 (32.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5D · B 8A

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