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Recognised as Colour

#0036BD

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

#0036BD is a blue with RGB values 0, 54, 189 and HSL 223°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0036BD#0036BD
HEX#0036BD
RGBrgb(0, 54, 189)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2118, 0.7412
RGB percentages0%, 21.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK100%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,013
CSS custom property--colour: #0036BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#FFC942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8700
Analogous#0094BD, #2900BD
Triadic#BD0036, #36BD00
Split complementary#BD2900, #94BD00
Tetradic#BD0094, #BD8700, #00BD29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AABFF
Lighter +30%#5787FF
Lighter +20%#2463FF
Lighter +10%#0045F0
Darker −10%#00278A
Darker −20%#001957
Darker −30%#000A24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0036BD
Less saturated −25%#1840A5

Channel breakdown

R0
G54
B189
Red0 (0%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 36 · B BD

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