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Recognised as Colour

#536D96

  • #536D96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#536D96 is a blue with RGB values 83, 109, 150 and HSL 217°, 29%, 46%. 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

#536D96#536D96
HEX#536D96
RGBrgb(83, 109, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4275, 0.5882
RGB percentages32.5%, 42.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(216.7, 28.8%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 44.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK44.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,467,542
CSS custom property--colour: #536D96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#AC9269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6F98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#566995no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3A767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18Dim grey · ΔE 25.4Gray · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#967C53
Analogous#538F96, #5A5396
Triadic#96536D, #6D9653
Split complementary#965B53, #8E9653
Tetradic#96538F, #967C53, #53965B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D8E5
Lighter +30%#AFBDD3
Lighter +20%#8EA2C1
Lighter +10%#6E87AE
Darker −10%#415575
Darker −20%#2F3D54
Darker −30%#1C2534
Darker −40%#0A0E13
More saturated +25%#3666B3
Less saturated −25%#707479

Channel breakdown

R83
G109
B150
Red83 (32.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue216.72°
Saturation (HSL)28.76%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6D · B 96

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