Colour

#0036EB

#0036EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0036EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 54, 235 and HSL 226°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0036EB#0036EB

HEX#0036EB

RGBrgb(0, 54, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2118, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 21.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(226.2, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 77%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,059

CSS custom property--colour: #0036EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#FFC914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Blue · ΔE 27.8 Dark violet · ΔE 29.1 Dark blue · ΔE 31.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EBB500

Analogous#00ACEB, #3F00EB

Triadic#EB0036, #36EB00

Split complementary#EB3F00, #ACEB00

Tetradic#EB00AC, #EBB500, #00EB3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8C8FF

Lighter +30%#85A1FF

Lighter +20%#527AFF

Lighter +10%#1F52FF

Darker −10%#002AB8

Darker −20%#001F85

Darker −30%#001352

Darker −40%#00071F

More saturated +25%#0036EB

Less saturated −25%#1D46CE

Channel breakdown

G54

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue226.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 36 · B EB

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