Colour

#536DB8

#536DB8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#536DB8 is a blue with RGB values 83, 109, 184 and HSL 225°, 42%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#536DB8

RGBrgb(83, 109, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4275, 0.7216

RGB percentages32.5%, 42.7%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(224.6, 41.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 54.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK54.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,467,576

CSS custom property--colour: #536DB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#AC9247

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E75BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#426CB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1B7D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Royal blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B89E53

Analogous#539FB8, #6C53B8

Triadic#B8536D, #6DB853

Split complementary#B86C53, #9FB853

Tetradic#B8539F, #B89E53, #53B86C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E8F4

Lighter +30%#BFC9E5

Lighter +20%#9BAAD6

Lighter +10%#778CC7

Darker −10%#3F5699

Darker −20%#304275

Darker −30%#212E51

Darker −40%#12192D

More saturated +25%#355ED6

Less saturated −25%#717C9A

Channel breakdown

R83

G109

B184

Red83 (32.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue224.55°

Saturation (HSL)41.56%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 6D · B B8

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Colour values

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