Recognised as Colour

#536C8B

#536C8B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#536C8B is a blue with RGB values 83, 108, 139 and HSL 213°, 25%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#536C8B#536C8B

HEX#536C8B

RGBrgb(83, 108, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4235, 0.5451

RGB percentages32.5%, 42.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(213.2, 25.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 40.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK40.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,467,275

CSS custom property--colour: #536C8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#AC9374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#606D8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A688Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#407376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B7253

Analogous#53888B, #56538B

Triadic#8B536C, #6C8B53

Split complementary#8B5653, #888B53

Tetradic#8B5388, #8B7253, #538B56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAD4E0

Lighter +30%#AABACD

Lighter +20%#8B9FB9

Lighter +10%#6B85A6

Darker −10%#40536B

Darker −20%#2D3A4B

Darker −30%#1A222B

Darker −40%#07090B

More saturated +25%#3769A7

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R83

G108

B139

Red83 (32.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue213.21°

Saturation (HSL)25.23%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 6C · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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