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Recognised as Colour

#0036BA

  • #0036BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0036BA is a blue with RGB values 0, 54, 186 and HSL 223°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0036BA#0036BA
HEX#0036BA
RGBrgb(0, 54, 186)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2118, 0.7294
RGB percentages0%, 21.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(222.6, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK100%, 71%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,010
CSS custom property--colour: #0036BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#FFC945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA8400
Analogous#0093BA, #2700BA
Triadic#BA0036, #36BA00
Split complementary#BA2700, #93BA00
Tetradic#BA0093, #BA8400, #00BA27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87AAFF
Lighter +30%#5486FF
Lighter +20%#2161FF
Lighter +10%#0045ED
Darker −10%#002787
Darker −20%#001854
Darker −30%#000A21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0036BA
Less saturated −25%#1740A3

Channel breakdown

R0
G54
B186
Red0 (0%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 36 · B BA

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