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Recognised as Colour

#536FAA

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

#536FAA is a blue with RGB values 83, 111, 170 and HSL 221°, 34%, 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

#536FAA#536FAA
HEX#536FAA
RGBrgb(83, 111, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4353, 0.6667
RGB percentages32.5%, 43.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(220.7, 34.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 51.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,074
CSS custom property--colour: #536FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#AC9055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5874ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2B7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8E53
Analogous#539BAA, #6253AA
Triadic#AA536F, #6FAA53
Split complementary#AA6253, #9BAA53
Tetradic#AA539B, #AA8E53, #53AA63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE1EE
Lighter +30%#B9C5DD
Lighter +20%#97A8CC
Lighter +10%#758BBB
Darker −10%#425988
Darker −20%#324265
Darker −30%#212C43
Darker −40%#101521
More saturated +25%#3364CA
Less saturated −25%#737A8A

Channel breakdown

R83
G111
B170
Red83 (32.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue220.69°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6F · B AA

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