Colour

#535F7E

#535F7E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#535F7E is a blue with RGB values 83, 95, 126 and HSL 223°, 21%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#535F7E#535F7E

HEX#535F7E

RGBrgb(83, 95, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3725, 0.4941

RGB percentages32.5%, 37.3%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(223.3, 20.6%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 34.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK34.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,463,934

CSS custom property--colour: #535F7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#ACA081

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55617Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#515E7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#47656Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.4 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7253

Analogous#53757E, #5C537E

Triadic#7E535F, #5F7E53

Split complementary#7E5C53, #747E53

Tetradic#7E5375, #7E7253, #537E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5CAD8

Lighter +30%#A6AEC4

Lighter +20%#8792B0

Lighter +10%#68779C

Darker −10%#3F485F

Darker −20%#2A3141

Darker −30%#161922

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#395398

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R83

G95

B126

Red83 (32.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue223.26°

Saturation (HSL)20.57%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 5F · B 7E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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