Colour

#535FBB

#535FBB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#535FBB is a blue with RGB values 83, 95, 187 and HSL 233°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#535FBB#535FBB

HEX#535FBB

RGBrgb(83, 95, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3725, 0.7333

RGB percentages32.5%, 37.3%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(233.1, 43.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 55.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK55.6%, 49.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,463,995

CSS custom property--colour: #535FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#ACA044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#326CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2363B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1B7484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6 Slate blue · ΔE 15.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBAF53

Analogous#5393BB, #7B53BB

Triadic#BB535F, #5FBB53

Split complementary#BB7B53, #93BB53

Tetradic#BB5393, #BBAF53, #53BB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E7F5

Lighter +30%#C1C5E6

Lighter +20%#9CA3D8

Lighter +10%#7881C9

Darker −10%#3E499D

Darker −20%#303878

Darker −30%#212754

Darker −40%#13162F

More saturated +25%#3548D9

Less saturated −25%#71769D

Channel breakdown

R83

G95

B187

Red83 (32.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue233.08°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 5F · B BB

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Colour values

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