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Recognised as Colour

#535FB0

  • #535FB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#535FB0 is a blue with RGB values 83, 95, 176 and HSL 232°, 37%, 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

#535FB0#535FB0
HEX#535FB0
RGBrgb(83, 95, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3725, 0.6902
RGB percentages32.5%, 37.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(232.3, 37.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 52.8%, 69%)
CMYK52.8%, 46%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,463,984
CSS custom property--colour: #535FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#ACA04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3162AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#29717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A453
Analogous#538EB0, #7653B0
Triadic#B0535F, #5FB053
Split complementary#B07553, #8EB053
Tetradic#B0538D, #B0A453, #53B075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE1F0
Lighter +30%#BCC1E0
Lighter +20%#99A0D0
Lighter +10%#7680C0
Darker −10%#414B8F
Darker −20%#31396C
Darker −30%#212649
Darker −40%#111426
More saturated +25%#3448CF
Less saturated −25%#727691

Channel breakdown

R83
G95
B176
Red83 (32.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)37.05%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5F · B B0

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