Colour

#535F94

#535F94
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#535F94 is a blue with RGB values 83, 95, 148 and HSL 229°, 28%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#535F94#535F94

HEX#535F94

RGBrgb(83, 95, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3725, 0.5804

RGB percentages32.5%, 37.3%, 58%

HSLhsl(228.9, 28.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 43.9%, 58%)

CMYK43.9%, 35.8%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,463,956

CSS custom property--colour: #535F94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#ACA06B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6596no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#475F93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3D6A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#948853

Analogous#538094, #675394

Triadic#94535F, #5F9453

Split complementary#946753, #809453

Tetradic#945380, #948853, #539467

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD3E4

Lighter +30%#AEB5D2

Lighter +20%#8E97BF

Lighter +10%#6D79AD

Darker −10%#414A73

Darker −20%#2E3553

Darker −30%#1C2032

Darker −40%#0A0B11

More saturated +25%#364DB1

Less saturated −25%#707177

Channel breakdown

R83

G95

B148

Red83 (32.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue228.92°

Saturation (HSL)28.14%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 5F · B 94

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