Recognised as Colour

#536FA7

#536FA7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#536FA7 is a blue with RGB values 83, 111, 167 and HSL 220°, 34%, 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

#536FA7#536FA7

HEX#536FA7

RGBrgb(83, 111, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4353, 0.6549

RGB percentages32.5%, 43.5%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(220, 33.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 50.3%, 65.5%)

CMYK50.3%, 33.5%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,468,071

CSS custom property--colour: #536FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 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#AC9058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A74A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#506CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2E7B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 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 11.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A78B53

Analogous#5399A7, #6153A7

Triadic#A7536F, #6FA753

Split complementary#A76153, #99A753

Tetradic#A75399, #A78B53, #53A761

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAE0EC

Lighter +30%#B8C4DB

Lighter +20%#95A7CB

Lighter +10%#738BBA

Darker −10%#425885

Darker −20%#314263

Darker −30%#202B41

Darker −40%#0F141F

More saturated +25%#3465C6

Less saturated −25%#727988

Channel breakdown

R83

G111

B167

Red83 (32.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)33.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 6F · B A7

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Colour values

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