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#35458E

#35458e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#35458e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 27.06% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.68% cyan, 51.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 229.21°, with 45.64% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0697

Complementary

  1. #35458e
  2. #8e7e35

Split complementary

  1. #35458e
  2. #8e5235
  3. #728e35

Analogous

  1. #35728e
  2. #35458e
  3. #52358e

Triadic

  1. #35458e
  2. #8e3545
  3. #458e35

Tetradic

  1. #35458e
  2. #7e358e
  3. #8e7e35
  4. #458e35

Square

  1. #35458e
  2. #8e3572
  3. #8e7e35
  4. #358e52

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f1f
  2. #202a56
  3. #35458e
  4. #5165be
  5. #8996d3

Shades

#35458e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35458e
  2. #303e80
  3. #2a3772
  4. #253063
  5. #202955
  6. #1b2347
  7. #151c39
  8. #10152b
  9. #0b0e1c
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#35458e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35458e
  2. #495899
  3. #5d6aa5
  4. #727db0
  5. #868fbb
  6. #9aa2c7
  7. #aeb5d2
  8. #c2c7dd
  9. #d7dae8
  10. #ebecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35458e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35458e
  2. #3d4b8d
  3. #44518b
  4. #4c578a
  5. #535d88
  6. #5b6387
  7. #626886
  8. #6a6e84
  9. #717483
  10. #797a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43486c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e4f91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #09478c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294b90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #22468d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #185076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35458e {
  color: #35458e;
}
Background
.bg-35458e {
  background-color: #35458e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-35458e {
  border: 2px solid #35458e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35458e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 69 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 46% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35458e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35458e, #52358e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35458e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 69 142 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.56 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.92 #caba71 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#35458e  rgb(53, 69, 142)  hsl(229, 46%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e7e35  rgb(142, 126, 53)  hsl(49, 46%, 38%)  Olive
#8e3545  rgb(142, 53, 69)  hsl(349, 46%, 38%)  Cordovan
#458e35  rgb(69, 142, 53)  hsl(109, 46%, 38%)  Forest Green