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Recognised as Colour

#536EAD

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

#536EAD is a blue with RGB values 83, 110, 173 and HSL 222°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#536EAD#536EAD
HEX#536EAD
RGBrgb(83, 110, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4314, 0.6784
RGB percentages32.5%, 43.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(222, 35.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 52%, 67.8%)
CMYK52%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,467,821
CSS custom property--colour: #536EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AC9152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5574B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#297C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9253
Analogous#539BAD, #6553AD
Triadic#AD536E, #6EAD53
Split complementary#AD6553, #9BAD53
Tetradic#AD539B, #AD9253, #53AD65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE2EF
Lighter +30%#BBC5DE
Lighter +20%#98A8CE
Lighter +10%#768BBD
Darker −10%#42588B
Darker −20%#324268
Darker −30%#212C46
Darker −40%#111623
More saturated +25%#3361CD
Less saturated −25%#737B8D

Channel breakdown

R83
G110
B173
Red83 (32.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6E · B AD

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