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Recognised as Colour

#036BB5

  • #036BB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#036BB5 is a blue with RGB values 3, 107, 181 and HSL 205°, 97%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#036BB5#036BB5
HEX#036BB5
RGBrgb(3, 107, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4196, 0.7098
RGB percentages1.2%, 42%, 71%
HSLhsl(204.9, 96.7%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 98.3%, 71%)
CMYK98.3%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer224,181
CSS custom property--colour: #036BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FC944A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4570B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2862B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B54D03
Analogous#03B5A6, #0312B5
Triadic#B5036B, #6BB503
Split complementary#B50312, #B5A603
Tetradic#A603B5, #B54D03, #12B503

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87CCFD
Lighter +30%#55B7FC
Lighter +20%#23A1FB
Lighter +10%#0489E7
Darker −10%#024D83
Darker −20%#013051
Darker −30%#01121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CB8
Less saturated −25%#1A679E

Channel breakdown

R3
G107
B181
Red3 (1.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)96.74%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 6B · B B5

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