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Recognised as Colour

#536A7A

  • #536A7A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#536A7A is a blue with RGB values 83, 106, 122 and HSL 205°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#536A7A#536A7A
HEX#536A7A
RGBrgb(83, 106, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4157, 0.4784
RGB percentages32.5%, 41.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(204.6, 19%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 32%, 47.8%)
CMYK32%, 13.1%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,466,746
CSS custom property--colour: #536A7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#AC9585

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#63697Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E657Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#476E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Dim grey · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Gray · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A6353
Analogous#537A77, #53567A
Triadic#7A536A, #6A7A53
Split complementary#7A5356, #7A7753
Tetradic#77537A, #7A6353, #567A53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CED6
Lighter +30%#A5B6C1
Lighter +20%#869DAD
Lighter +10%#688498
Darker −10%#3E505C
Darker −20%#2A353D
Darker −30%#151B1F
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#396F94
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R83
G106
B122
Red83 (32.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue204.62°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6A · B 7A

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