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Recognised as Colour

#036BC3

  • #036BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#036BC3 is a blue with RGB values 3, 107, 195 and HSL 208°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#036BC3#036BC3
HEX#036BC3
RGBrgb(3, 107, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4196, 0.7647
RGB percentages1.2%, 42%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(207.5, 97%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 98.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK98.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer224,195
CSS custom property--colour: #036BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FC943C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B73C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0863C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C35B03
Analogous#03C3BB, #030BC3
Triadic#C3036B, #6BC303
Split complementary#C3030B, #C3BB03
Tetradic#BB03C3, #C35B03, #0BC303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95CDFD
Lighter +30%#62B6FD
Lighter +20%#309EFC
Lighter +10%#0487F5
Darker −10%#024F91
Darker −20%#01345F
Darker −30%#01182C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006BC6
Less saturated −25%#1C69AA

Channel breakdown

R3
G107
B195
Red3 (1.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)96.97%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 6B · B C3

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