#35517b

Color #35517b

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#35517b

RGB

rgb(53, 81, 123)

HSL

hsl(216, 39.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 56.9%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(34.13, 2.9, -27.01)

LCH

lch(34.13, 27.17, 276.13)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.0778, 258.29)

HWB

hwb(216, 20.8%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b5f35

Analogous

#35747b

#35517b

#3c357b

Triadic

#35517b

#7b3551

#517b35

Split-complementary

#35517b

#7b3c35

#747b35

Tetradic

#35517b

#5f357b

#7b5f35

#517b35

Square

#35517b

#7b3574

#7b5f35

#357b3c

Shades

Color #35517b mixed toward black.

#2c4366

#233652

#1a283d

#121b29

#090d14

Tints

Color #35517b mixed toward white.

#466ba2

#6387bc

#8aa5cd

#b1c3dd

#d8e1ee

Tones

Color #35517b mixed toward gray.

#3b5275

#41536f

#465469

#4c5664

#52575e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434373 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#413f70 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#376b6a · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 16.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #35517b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#35517b]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#35517b (#35517b) is rgb(53, 81, 123) in RGB.

No, #35517b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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