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Colour

#536BA0

  • #536BA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#536BA0 is a blue with RGB values 83, 107, 160 and HSL 221°, 32%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#536BA0#536BA0
HEX#536BA0
RGBrgb(83, 107, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4196, 0.6275
RGB percentages32.5%, 42%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(221.3, 31.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 48.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK48.1%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,467,040
CSS custom property--colour: #536BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#AC945F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F689Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#34767Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Dim grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A08853
Analogous#5392A0, #6153A0
Triadic#A0536B, #6BA053
Split complementary#A06253, #91A053
Tetradic#A05392, #A08853, #53A061

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DCE9
Lighter +30%#B4BFD8
Lighter +20%#92A3C7
Lighter +10%#7186B5
Darker −10%#42557E
Darker −20%#303E5D
Darker −30%#1F283B
Darker −40%#0D111A
More saturated +25%#3560BE
Less saturated −25%#717682

Channel breakdown

R83
G107
B160
Red83 (32.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue221.3°
Saturation (HSL)31.69%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6B · B A0

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