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Recognised as Colour

#535F85

  • #535F85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#535F85 is a blue with RGB values 83, 95, 133 and HSL 226°, 23%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#535F85#535F85
HEX#535F85
RGBrgb(83, 95, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3725, 0.5216
RGB percentages32.5%, 37.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(225.6, 23.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 37.6%, 52.2%)
CMYK37.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,463,941
CSS custom property--colour: #535F85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#ACA07A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536287no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E5E84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#44676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#857953
Analogous#537885, #605385
Triadic#85535F, #5F8553
Split complementary#856053, #788553
Tetradic#855378, #857953, #538560

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CDDC
Lighter +30%#A8B0C9
Lighter +20%#8993B5
Lighter +10%#6977A2
Darker −10%#3F4966
Darker −20%#2C3246
Darker −30%#181C27
Darker −40%#050507
More saturated +25%#3851A0
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R83
G95
B133
Red83 (32.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)23.15%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5F · B 85

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