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#35495C

#35495c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#35495c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.39% cyan, 20.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 209.23°, with 26.9% saturation and 28.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0629

Complementary

  1. #35495c
  2. #5c4835

Split complementary

  1. #35495c
  2. #5c3535
  3. #5c5b35

Analogous

  1. #355c5b
  2. #35495c
  3. #35355c

Triadic

  1. #35495c
  2. #5c3549
  3. #495c35

Tetradic

  1. #35495c
  2. #48355c
  3. #5c4835
  4. #495c35

Square

  1. #35495c
  2. #5b355c
  3. #5c4835
  4. #355c35

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #19222b
  3. #35495c
  4. #51708d
  5. #7896b2

Shades

#35495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35495c
  2. #304253
  3. #2a3a4a
  4. #253340
  5. #202c37
  6. #1b252e
  7. #151d25
  8. #10161c
  9. #0b0f12
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#35495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35495c
  2. #495b6c
  3. #5d6d7d
  4. #72808d
  5. #86929d
  6. #9aa4ae
  7. #aeb6be
  8. #c2c8ce
  9. #d7dbde
  10. #ebedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35495c
  2. #3d4f60
  3. #445463
  4. #4c5a67
  5. #535f6a
  6. #5b656e
  7. #626a72
  8. #6a7075
  9. #717579
  10. #797b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404850 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #41495d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d455c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274d4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d495d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a475c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d4c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35495c {
  color: #35495c;
}
Background
.bg-35495c {
  background-color: #35495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-35495c {
  border: 2px solid #35495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 27% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35495c, #35355c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.36 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.46 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.42 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.46 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.36 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.60 #cab6a3 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#35495c  rgb(53, 73, 92)  hsl(209, 27%, 28%)  Charcoal
#5c4835  rgb(92, 72, 53)  hsl(29, 27%, 28%)  Umber
#5c3549  rgb(92, 53, 73)  hsl(329, 27%, 28%)  Eggplant
#495c35  rgb(73, 92, 53)  hsl(89, 27%, 28%)  Hunter Green