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Recognised as Colour

#536FA5

  • #536FA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#536FA5 is a blue with RGB values 83, 111, 165 and HSL 220°, 33%, 49%. 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

#536FA5#536FA5
HEX#536FA5
RGBrgb(83, 111, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4353, 0.6471
RGB percentages32.5%, 43.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(219.5, 33.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 49.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK49.7%, 32.7%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,069
CSS custom property--colour: #536FA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AC905A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A73A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#516CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#307B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Dim grey · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A58953
Analogous#5398A5, #6053A5
Triadic#A5536F, #6FA553
Split complementary#A56053, #98A553
Tetradic#A55398, #A58953, #53A560

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8DFEC
Lighter +30%#B6C3DB
Lighter +20%#95A7C9
Lighter +10%#738AB8
Darker −10%#425883
Darker −20%#314161
Darker −30%#202B3F
Darker −40%#0F141D
More saturated +25%#3465C4
Less saturated −25%#727986

Channel breakdown

R83
G111
B165
Red83 (32.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)33.06%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6F · B A5

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