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Recognised as Colour

#535EB3

  • #535EB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#535EB3 is a blue with RGB values 83, 94, 179 and HSL 233°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#535EB3#535EB3
HEX#535EB3
RGBrgb(83, 94, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3686, 0.702
RGB percentages32.5%, 36.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(233.1, 38.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 53.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK53.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,463,731
CSS custom property--colour: #535EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#ACA14C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3769B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C62B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#267180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A853
Analogous#538EB3, #7853B3
Triadic#B3535E, #5EB353
Split complementary#B37853, #8EB353
Tetradic#B3538E, #B3A853, #53B378

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E2F2
Lighter +30%#BDC1E2
Lighter +20%#9AA0D2
Lighter +10%#767FC3
Darker −10%#414A92
Darker −20%#31386F
Darker −30%#21264C
Darker −40%#121428
More saturated +25%#3446D2
Less saturated −25%#727694

Channel breakdown

R83
G94
B179
Red83 (32.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue233.13°
Saturation (HSL)38.71%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5E · B B3

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